Mogra
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Mogra মগরা |
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| gram panchayat | |
 Mogra
 Mogra
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| Coordinates: 22°58′45″N 88°22′29″E / 22.97925°N 88.374769°ECoordinates: 22°58′45″N 88°22′29″E / 22.97925°N 88.374769°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 112,267 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Mogra (also spelt Magra or Mugra) 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.
Mogra is a small and lively town on the outskirts of Hooghly District. One of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, the Grand Trunk Road, passes through Mogra. Mogra is an hour's drive from Kolkata, the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of Eastern India. A small river, Kunti, flows on the western side of the town. Mogra has quite a lot of significant and interesting places in its vicinity, which can be commuted to easily with 20–30 minutes of drive. Some of them are mentioned below:
Mogra is located at 22°58′45″N 88°22′29″E / 22.97925°N 88.374769°E. It has an average elevation of 12 m (39 ft).
SH 13/ GT Road passes through Memari.
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