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. It has a station on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Rail Line, 47 km from Howrah Station and 7 km from Bandel Station. All India Radio has located some high-powered transmitters in Mogra, which carry a mix of domestic and external services. 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 . 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. 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). The Mogra police station has jurisdiction over the Bansberia Municipal area and a part of Chinsurah Mogra CD Block. Grand Trunk Road, which is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, passes through Mogra. 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. 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.