Mourigram or Maurigram is a

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located in

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in the

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Location

Mourigram is located between Podrah and

Andul Andul is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Area of Andul is 17.98 km². Andul is located at . It is si ...

. Dhuilya is also adjacent to Mourigram.

Culture and Education

Mourigram is well-known to all for Indian Oil Corporation Limited. Beside this, also there are very few industries at Mourigram. The town is somewhat economically stable but is deprived of its primary needs for development. Most people are educated and gentle. Most of them are businessman or Government Employees. There are few schools: Nimtala high school, Maria's day school, Oxford high school, St. Thomas school and a Law college. The nearest college is Prabhu Jagatbandhu College, which is affiliated to University of Calcutta.

Transport

Mourigram has a good connectivity to

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

which is 12 km by road and is 14 km from

Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...

. Andul Road (part of

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/ State Highway 6) is the artery of the town. Mourigram Rail Overbridge was constructed along Andul Road in 2004 to avoid traffic jam along

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s and to reduce accidents.

Bus

Private Bus

* 61 Alampur -

Mini Bus

* 13 Ranihati - Rajabazar * 13A Fatikgachi - Rajabazar * 20 Alampur - Ultadanga Station * 20A Mourigram -

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Tank no. 13

Bus Routes Without Numbers

Mourigram railway station The Mourigram railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Mourigram, India in Howrah district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is from Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a r ...

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* Andul railway station -

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Train

on Howrah-Kharagpur line serves the locality.

References

Cities and towns in Howrah district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area {{Howrah-geo-stub