Mogra

Mogra (also spelled Magra or Mugra) is a gram panchayat, or village, which is home to the headquarters of the Chinsurah-Mogra community development block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It has a station on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Rail Line, 47 km from Howrah Station and 7 km from Bandel Station.[2]

For other uses, see Mogra (disambiguation).

Mogra
Village
Mogra
Location in West Bengal, India
Mogra
Mogra (India)
Coordinates: 22.97925°N 88.374769°E / 22.97925; 88.374769
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Government
 • TypeGram Panchyet
 • BodyChinsurah-Magra Panchyet Samity
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total112,267
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

All India Radio has located some high-powered transmitters in Mogra, which carry a mix of domestic and external services.[3]

Geography
Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Mogra is located on the outskirts of Hooghly District. Mogra is an hour's drive from Kolkata, the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of Eastern India. The River Kunti flows through the western side of the town.

Mogra is located at 22.97925°N 88.374769°E / 22.97925; 88.374769.[4]

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidal Hooghly River is highly industrialised.[5]

Hansghara, Kola, Gajaghanta, Alikhoja, Amodghata, Shankhanagar and Chak Bansberia form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Bansberia and includes Mogra and Bara Khejuria (outgrowth).[4]

Police station

The Mogra police station has jurisdiction over the Bansberia Municipal area and a part of Chinsurah Mogra CD Block.[6][7]

Transport

Grand Trunk Road, which is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, passes through Mogra.[8][9]

Mogra is connected to a variety of destinations via public transport. Hooghly Private Bus Number 4 (Chunchura Court-Memari) and 8 (Chunchura Court-Kalna) run via Mogra. Auto rickshaws and Toto are available for covering short distances. Mogra railway station is situated on Howrah-Bardhaman main line and local trains run from Mogra to Bardhaman and Howrah.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is approximately an hour's drive.

Education

Schools and Colleges

The majority of schools are secondary schools, such as the Mogra Uttam Chandra High School, the Bagati Ram Gopal Ghosh High School, the Bimalabala primary school, S.Saheb Hindi High School, the Pravabati Balika Vidyalaya, the Sib Chandra Girls High School, the Tarinisatra High School and Digsui High School.

The Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management and Elite Polytechnic Institute are there. The Academy of Technology engineering college is one station stop away. Near the Academy of Technology, is a rural library. Two government-sponsored rural libraries operate there.

Sreegopal Banerjee College, a general degree college, was established in 1958. The college offers BA (general) and B.Sc. (general) courses. It offers honors courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology and BA (general) and B.Sc. (general) in addition to accountancy honors and B.Com. (general) courses.[10][11]

Healthcare

Mogra has a rural hospital with 30 beds.[12]

People

Mogra has a diverse population. Mogra is home to Bengalis, Biharis, Gujaratis, Marwaris and Punjabis. The oldest groups in the area are Bagdis, Baouris, Ghosh, and Sadhukhan. After the division of Bengal, many refugees settled from Bangladesh. Bagati is a locality inside Mogra and was the ancestral home of the Young Bengal leader Ramgopal Ghosh.[13]

Festivals

Saraswati Puja is conducted annually. The festival is open to everyone and organized by local clubs.

References
  1. District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Eastern Railway time table.
  3. Radio Transmitters, Radio Transmitters
  4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chinsurah-Magra CD Block, page 469. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  7. "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  9. Google maps
  10. "Sreegopal Banerjee College". SBC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  11. "Sreegopal Banerjee College". College Admission. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  12. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. Sastri, Sivanath, Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj, (in Bengali)1903/2001, p.76, New Age Publishers Pvt. Ltd
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