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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mogra
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Magra railway station 01.jpg
| image_caption = [[Mogra railway station]]
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.97925|N|88.374769|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]]
| established_title = 
| government_type = Gram Panchyet
| governing_body = Chinsurah-Magra Panchyet Samity
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 12
| population_total = 1,12,267
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
}}

'''Mogra''' (or '''Magra''') is a [[gram panchayat]], or village, which is home to the headquarters of the [[Chinsurah-Mogra (community development block)|Chinsurah-Mogra]] community development block in the [[Chinsurah subdivision]] of the [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]] district in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>[http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> It has a station on the [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line|Howrah-Bardhaman Main Rail Line]], 47 km from [[Howrah Station]] and 7 km from [[Bandel Station]].<ref>Eastern Railway time table.</ref>

[[All India Radio]] has located some high-powered transmitters in Mogra, which carry a mix of domestic and external services.<ref>[http://www.asiawaves.net/mediumwave-531.htm Radio Transmitters], [http://www.asiawaves.net/mediumwave-1100.htm#1134 Radio Transmitters]</ref>

==Geography==
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===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 [[East India|Eastern India]]. The River Kunti flows through the western side of the town.

Mogra is located at {{coord|22.97925|N|88.374769|E|}}.<ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf | title= Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly |work = Map of Chinsurah-Magra CD Block, page 469| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 26 September 2018}}</ref>

The area is composed of flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains that form a part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]]. The high west bank of the tidal [[Hooghly River]] is highly industrialised.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physiography, Page 17-24|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 28 September 2018 }}</ref>

[[Hansghara]], [[Kola, Hooghly|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).<ref name=censushandbook/>

===Police station===
The Mogra Police Station has jurisdiction over the [[Bansberia]] Municipal area and a part of [[Chinsurah Mogra]] CD Block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 3 October 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/Hooghly/hglyphone.php | title = Hooghly District Police | publisher = West Bengal Police | access-date = 20 June 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170705234600/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/Hooghly/hglyphone.php | archive-date = 5 July 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Education==
===Colleges and schools===
The Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management is 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sgbcollege.in/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822234613/http://sgbcollege.in/ | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 22 August 2012 | title = Sreegopal Banerjee College| publisher = SBC |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | URL = http://www.collegeadmission.in/SreeGopalBanerjeeCollege/Sree_Gopal_Banerjee_College.shtml | title = Sreegopal Banerjee College | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref>

The majority of schools are Narula public school, Pearl Rosary English Medium School (H.S), Mogra Uttam Chandra High School, the Bagati Ram Gopal Ghosh High School, the Elite 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.

==Festivals==
[[File:Basudebpur Dakat Kali temple 01.jpg|left|thumb|Historical Dakat Kali temple at Mogra]]
[[Vasant Panchami#Saraswati Puja|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.

==Healthcare==
Mogra has a rural hospital with more than 35 beds.<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 July 2017}}</ref>

==Administration==
Mogra is divided into two gram panchayats - Mogra 1 and Mogra 2. The village comes under both [[Balagarh Assembly constituency|Balagarh]] and [[Saptagram Assembly constituency|Saptagram]]. The area of Mogra G.P. 1 comes under [[Balagarh Assembly constituency]] and G.P. 2 comes under [[Saptagram Assembly constituency]]. Following is the ward wise breakup of Mogra Gram Panchayats 1 and 2 respectively.

===Mogra No.1 Gram Panchayat===
The latest elections were held in [[2023 West Bengal local elections|July 2023]]. The [[Trinamool Congress]] sweeped the panchayat area winning 18 wards out of 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.wbsec.org/|title=WBSEC Portal: 2023 Panchayat results|work=WB SEC|accessdate=5 December 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!style="background-color:#20C646; color:white" colspan=5|Chairperson: Baisakhi Bag
|-
! Ward No.
! Name of Councillor
! colspan="2" | Party
! Remarks
|-
| 1 || Putul Ghosh || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=10}}
|
|-
| 2 || Monorama Ghosh
|
|-
| 3 || Bidyut Bag
|
|-
| 4 || Goutam Debnath
|
|-
| 5 || Baisakhi Bag
|
|-
| 6 || Soni Thakur
|
|-
| 7 || Sukla Malo
|
|-
| 8 || Somen Kundu
|
|-
| 9 || Asima Sarkar
|
|-
| 10 || Aparna Debnath
|
|-
| 11 || Amit Kumar Mondal || {{Party name with color|Independent}}
|
|-
| 12 || Asha Roy || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=8}}
|
|-
| 13 || Khagen Bauldas
|
|-
| 14 || Shyamalika Dhara
|
|-
| 15 || Raju Das
|
|-
| 16 || Pratima Payal
|
|-
| 17 || Saibya Adak
|
|-
| 18 || Biswajit Payal
|
|-
| 19 || Raghunath Bhowmick
|
|-
|}

===Mogra No.2 Gram Panchayat===
The latest elections were held in [[2023 West Bengal local elections|July 2023]]. The [[Trinamool Congress]] won the panchayat winning 13 wards out of 19. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won 6 wards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.wbsec.org/|title=WBSEC Portal: 2023 Panchayat results|work=WB SEC|accessdate=5 December 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!style="background-color:#20C646; color:white" colspan=5|Chairperson: Jayashree Pal
|-
! Ward No.
! Name of Councillor
! colspan="2" | Party
! Remarks
|-
| 1 || Dipti Mukherjee || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|
|-
| 2 || Shrikanta Bhattacharya || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| 3 || Rupa Mahato || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|
|-
| 4 || Mongala Mondal
|
|-
| 5 || Pritam Banerjee || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| 6 || Jhuma Roy || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=6}}
|
|-
| 7 || Jayashree Pal
|
|-
| 8 || Sujit Kumar Das
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|-
| 9 || Nitu Das Patra
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|-
| 10 || Sankar Kahar
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|-
| 11 || Dipali Choudhury
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|-
| 12 || Sujay Kumar Pandit || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|
|-
| 13 || Banashri Malik
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|-
| 14 || Aparna Adhikary
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|-
| 15 || Banani Bhattacharjee || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|
|-
| 16 || Aparna Malo || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| 17 || Swapan Bag || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|
|-
| 18 || Sadhana Adhikari
|
|-
| 19 || Rimpa Das Mondal
|
|-
|}

==People==
Mogra has a diverse population. Mogra is home to mostly [[Bengalis]] but there is significant population of [[Biharis]]. The oldest groups in the area are [[Bagdi (caste)|Bagdis]], [[Ghosh]], [[Das (surname)|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]].<ref>Sastri, Sivanath, ''Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj'', {{in lang|bn}}1903/2001, p.76, New Age Publishers Pvt. Ltd</ref>

==Transport==
The [[Grand Trunk Road]], which is one of [[Asia]]'s oldest and longest major roads, passes through Mogra.<ref name=pwd>{{cite web| url = http://www.pwdwb.in/road/state_highway |title = Road - Highway | publisher= Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 24 February 2017}}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref>

Mogra is connected to a variety of destinations via public transport. Hooghly Private Bus Number 4 ([[Chunchura]] Court-[[Memari]]) and 8 ([[Chunchura]] Court-[[Kalna, India|Kalna]]) run via Mogra. [[Auto rickshaws]] and [[Electric rickshaw|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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.maplandia.com/india/west-bengal/hugli-chunchura/sahaganj/ Satellite map of Sahaganj showing the location of Magra]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090125225855/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/maps/hoogli.shtml Map of Hooghly district]

{{Hooghly District}}

[[Category:Villages in Hooghly district]]

Mogra, Hooghly - Revision history

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