The word Gobardanga derives from Sanskrit. It consists of three words, go-bar-danga. Go means "world/earth", bar means "greatest" and danga refers to "place" which literally means, the greatest place on earth.[5]
Geography
4km 2.5miles
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Jamuna River
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Bidyadhari River
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Shasan
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Sabdalpur
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Krishnapur Madanpur
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Deganga
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Chhota Jagulia
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Berunanpukuria
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Berachampa
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Barbaria
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Amdanga
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Chandraketugarh
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Madhyamgram
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Habra
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Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
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Barasat
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Shibalaya
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Sadpur
CT
Purbba Narayanpur
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Nokpul
CT
Maslandapur
CT
Kulberia
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Koyra
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Kokapur
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Khorddabamonia
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Joypul
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Guma
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Gobardanga
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Gangapur
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Duttapukur
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Digha
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Dhania
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Deulia
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Deara
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Chatta Baria
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Chandrapur
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Chak Barbaria
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Bira
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Betpuli
CT
Bara Bamonia
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Bamangachhi
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Anarbaria
Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Gobardanga is situated on the banks of the river Jamuna. It is located 22.880149°N and 88.760791°E in the district of North 24 parganas of West Bengal.
There is a horse bow lake named Kankona Baorh at Media, Gobardanga. It is an open mouthed bangle shaped water body. The lake resembles a Kankon, worn by ladies hence it is being named Kankona Baorh. It is a beautiful lush green place with scenic as well as touring potential. Lots of migratory birds come here in the winter time.
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[6] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[7] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[8]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
History
It has a wide prevailing history. Gobardanga had been governed by Brahmin Zamindars of bharadwaj gotra in pre-old days. Their descendants still reside in their ancestral home and maintaining all regulations, worship Goddess Durga as per their tradition during the Durga Puja days. Close to it is the Gobardanga Prasannomoyee Kali Mandir. Established by then Zamindar Kaliprassana Mukhopaddhyay, the temple faced southwards has Goddess Kali along with 12 other shrines of Lord Shiva distributed into 6 shrines on either side of the temple. According to certain theories and statements, Rani Rani Rashmoni, founder of Dakshineshwar Kali temple, Dakshineshwar, Kolkata, had once travelled down the Jamuna river and reached Gobardanga and came across the temple, from which she got the idea of constructing the Dakshineshwar Kali temple along with 12 other shrines of Lord Shiva. This temple is quite popular and people from nearby and far away areas often visit this temple for their prayers.[citation needed]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Gobardanga had a total population of 45,377, of which 23,025 (51%) were males and 22,352 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,481. The total number of literates in Gobardanga was 38,461 (91.80% of the population over 6 years).[9]
As of 2001 India census,[10] Gobardanga had a population of 41,618. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gobardanga has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Gobardanga, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
↑ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study)". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal. There's a governmental hospital as well but that usually remains closed due to certain reasons. -India. SOES. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
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