prayers. Transport Gobardanga railway station is 58 km from Sealdah railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway. From Sealdah it is next to Maslandapur railway station and before Thakurnagar railway station. Road distance between Bongaon and Gobardanga is almost 25 km. Buses, Auto-rickshaw, Electric rickshaw are the most commonly used mode of transport. Demographics 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). As of 2001 India census, 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. Education Higher education Gobardanga has a degree college named Gobardanga Hindu College which is affiliated with West Bengal State University. It also has a B.Ed college within the campus. School Education Gobardanga Khantura High School Khantura Girls' High School Gobardanga Sri Chaitanya Vidyalaya Khantura Pritilata Shikskha Niketan for Boys Khantura Pritilata Shikskha Niketan for Girls Netaji Vidyapith Gobardanga Collegiate High School Gobardanga Girls High School DPB Deshbandhu Prathamik Vidyalaya Khantura Pritilata Shishu Shiksha Niketan Oxebow English School Subhash Vidyamandir FP School Sri Ramakrishna Vidyabhawan Sudhir Memorial Institute Angel Day School Recreation Gobardanga has a park named 'Kankana park', trivially called 'Coacher Bagan'. Notable residents Pramatha Nath Bose, Geologist and Paleontologist Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi, Bengali writer and novelist. Healthcare North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. See also Map of Habra I CD Block on Page 289 of District Census Handbook. It also shows the location of Gobardanga. References Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Cities in West Bengal