Morgram

Morgram
মোড়গ্রাম
Village
Morgram
Morgram

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 24°18′N 88°02′E / 24.3°N 88.03°E / 24.3; 88.03Coordinates: 24°18′N 88°02′E / 24.3°N 88.03°E / 24.3; 88.03
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sagardighi
Website wb.gov.in

Morgram (also spelt Moregram) is a village and gram panchayat under Sagardighi community development block and police station in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Morgram is located at 24°18′N 88°02′E / 24.3°N 88.03°E / 24.3; 88.03

Villages in Morgram gram panchayat are: Morgram, Dumaipur, Gangadda, Udaynagar, Sitalpara, Kharugram, Buzrak Fatepur, Pauli, Thakurpara, Ekrakhi, Bhola, Kaiar, Saorail, Gokulta, Chak Mathurpur, Surjyapur, Bhurkunda, and Nachna.[1]

Demographics

Morgram had a population of 3,454 out of which 1,971 belonged to scheduled castes.[1]

Transport

Morgam is on NH 12 (old numbering NH 34). Morgram is one end terminus for NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), of which Panagarh–Morgram Highway is a part. The State Highway 7 (West Bengal) passes through Morgram.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "CENSUS DATA District Name :MURSHIDABAD(07) Block Name :Sagardighi". West Bengal Govt. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  2. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.


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