Gobardanga (Bengali: ) is a town and a municipality under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest municipality of West Bengal. Go means 'world/earth', Bar means 'Greatest' and Danga means 'Place'. i.e. "Gobardanga" means "the greatest place on earth". It has strong historic background from the pre-independence era, i.e. jamindar bari, oxebow lake, site of probably the first widow marriage & Brhama samaj in modern India. Gobardanga is also known as The Village of Theatre. It has almost 12 theatre groups. Gobardanga Naksha one of the oldest leading reportary theatre company since 1981. Gobardanga is located at 2252N 8846E / 22.87N 88.76E / 22.87; 88.76. It has an average elevation of 6metres (19feet). It is 58km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway. kamala stores is the oldest book store in gobardanga As of 2001 India census,...
