All India Radio has located some high-powered transmitters in Mogra, which carry a mix of domestic and external services.[3]
Geography
8km 5miles
Guptipara
R
Hooghly River
Simla
CT
Dharmapur
CT
Kulihanda
CT
Kodalia
CT
Naldanga
CT
Manushpur
CT
Bandel
R
Keota
CT
Chak Bansberia
CT
Shankhanagar
CT
Alikhoja
CT
Mogra
R
Amodghata
CT
Kola
CT
Hansghara
CT
Madhusudanpur
CT
Raghunathpur
CT
Balagarh
R
Jirat
CT
Sripur
CT
Mirdhanga
CT
Badhagachhi
CT
Namajgram
CT
Purusattompur
CT
Pandua
CT
Batika
CT
Hugli-Chuchura
M
Bansberia
M
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.
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]
The Mogra Police Station has jurisdiction over the Bansberia Municipal area and a part of Chinsurah Mogra CD Block.[6][7]
Education
Schools and Colleges
The majority of schools are Pearl Rosary English Medium School (H.S), Mogra Uttam Chandra High School, the Bagati Ram Gopal Ghosh High School, the Elite Public School, the Narula Public School, the Bimalabala Primary School, S. Saheb Hindi High School, the Pravabati Balika Vidyalaya, the Shib Chandra Girls High School, the Shib Sohagini Junior Basic School, The Tarinisatra High School and Digsui High School.
The Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management and Elite Polytechnic Institute are situated in Mogra. The Academy of Technology engineering college is one station 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 (Honours & general), B.Sc. (Honours & general) and B.Com. (Honours & general) courses. It offers honours 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 honours and B.Com. (general) courses.[8][9]
Healthcare
Mogra has a rural hospital with more than 35 beds.[10]
Festivals
Saraswati Puja is conducted annually. The festival is open to everyone and organized by local clubs. There are approximately 50 pujas in this area, about 20 among them are celebrated with themes and pandals.The occasion stays for 4 days and this is the main attraction of Mogra.
People
Mogra has a diverse population. Mogra is home to mostly Bengalis but there is significant population of Biharis which is rapidly increasing day by day. The oldest groups in the area are Bagdis, Ghosh, Das 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.[11]
Transport
The Grand Trunk Road, which is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, passes through Mogra.[12][13]
