Mogra
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Mogra is a gram panchayat
, police station and headquarters of Chinsurah-Mogra
community development block in Hooghly
district in West Bengal
, India
. It is in Chinsurah subdivision
.
It is a railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
, 47 km from Howrah station
, and 7 km from Bandel
.
All India Radio
has located some of its high power transmitters at Mogra. These transmitters carry a mix of domestic and external services.
There are so many schools and colleges in mogra now. Uttam chandra high school, Bagati Ram Gopal Ghosh high school, Bimalabala hindi high school, Pravabati balika vidyalaya, Sibchandra girls high school, Tarinisatra High School, Diksui High School, etc.
Sreegopal Banerjee College is the only college in magra for general studies and it had also recently started Study Center of Netaji open university. Beside this there are ABACUS engineering college, a politechnique college named Elite Engineering college, etc. Also Academy of Technology a reputed engineering college is in one station distance from mogra. Near by Academy of Technology there is rural library where Professor Narayan Ch Ghosh was administrator. Besides that there are other two Govt. Sponsored rural libraries.
Bagati at Mogra was the ancestral home of the Young Bengal
leader Ramgopal Ghosh
.
.
The Saraswati puja of Magra is one of the most famous puja's in Hooghly.
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
, police station and headquarters of Chinsurah-Mogra
Chinsurah-Mogra (community development block)
Chinsurah-Mogra is an administrative division in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chinsurah and Mogra police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Mogra...
community development block in Hooghly
Hooghly District
Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...
district in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is in Chinsurah subdivision
Chinsurah subdivision
Chinsurah subdivision , is a subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of two municipalities and five community development blocs: Balagarh, Chinsurah–Mogra, Dhaniakhali, Pandua and Polba–Dadpur. The five blocks contain 69 gram panchayats and...
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It is a railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
The Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Howrah and Bardhaman. The railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Bardhaman districts in the Indian state of West Bengal...
, 47 km from Howrah station
Howrah station
Howrah Station is one of the four intercity train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata. Howrah is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by the magnificent Howrah Bridge which...
, and 7 km from Bandel
Bandel
Bandel , founded by Portuguese settlers, is a gram panchayat in Chinsurah-Mogra block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Chinsurah police station. A major junction station of Eastern Railway, it is 40 km from Howrah station...
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All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
has located some of its high power transmitters at Mogra. These transmitters carry a mix of domestic and external services.
Geography
Mogra is located at 22.97925°N 88.374769°E. It has an average elevation of 12 m (39.4 ft).Education
Schools and CollegesThere are so many schools and colleges in mogra now. Uttam chandra high school, Bagati Ram Gopal Ghosh high school, Bimalabala hindi high school, Pravabati balika vidyalaya, Sibchandra girls high school, Tarinisatra High School, Diksui High School, etc.
Sreegopal Banerjee College is the only college in magra for general studies and it had also recently started Study Center of Netaji open university. Beside this there are ABACUS engineering college, a politechnique college named Elite Engineering college, etc. Also Academy of Technology a reputed engineering college is in one station distance from mogra. Near by Academy of Technology there is rural library where Professor Narayan Ch Ghosh was administrator. Besides that there are other two Govt. Sponsored rural libraries.
People
The oldest tribes of this place are bagdis,bauris and sadhukhan.After the division of bengal many refugees settled in this place from Bangladesh.Bagati at Mogra was the ancestral home of the Young Bengal
Young Bengal
The Young Bengal movement was a group of radical Bengali free thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Calcutta in the early 19th century. They were also known as Derozians, after their firebrand teacher at Hindu College, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio....
leader Ramgopal Ghosh
Ramgopal Ghosh
Ramgopal Ghosh was an Indian businessman, social reformer, orator and one of the leaders of the Young Bengal group. He was called the Indian Demosthenes. Ghosh was one of the persons who helped John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune to establish his girls school.-Early life:The family hailed from Bagati,...
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Festivals
Saraswati pujaThe Saraswati puja of Magra is one of the most famous puja's in Hooghly.