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Gobardanga

Gobardanga is a Town and a Municipality in Barasat sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Founded on 20 April 1870, it is one of the oldest municipalities of West Bengal.

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Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30
Settlement.name: Gobardanga
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Gobardanga Zamindar House.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Gobardanga Zamindar House
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: North 24 Parganas
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Gobardanga Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Municipality Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Sankar Dutta
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Etymology
Geography
Location
Area overview
History
Transport
Demographics
Education
Higher education
School Education
Recreation
Notable residents
Healthcare
See also
References

==Etymology== 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.