Mogral
Mogral is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Mogral is part of Kumbla gram panchayat. The Mogral River flows on the southern border of Mogral.
Mogral Mora, Mogaral | |
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village | |
  Mogral Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°34′7″N 74°57′16″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,449 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671321 |
| Telephone code | 91 4998 21 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
| Nearest city | Manglore |
| Sex ratio | 1000:1043 ♂-♀ |
| Literacy | 96% |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Mogral had a population of 7449 with 3647 males and 3802 females.[1]religion islam 92.29%,hindu 6.98%,christianity 0.40% then highly located in muslims because the mogralians is always called mappila pattu tharavad.
Transportation
National Highway 66 runs through Mogral, which connects Mogral to Mangalore in north and Kasaragod in south. Mogral is connected to rail through nearest stations Kumbla and Kasaragod. The nearest airport is at Mangalore (49 km).
Education, culture and health
Mogral has one government school, GVHSS Mogral. Other schools include Essa English Medium High School. A regional center for Study of Mappila Pattu and Folk Arts was set up at Mogral in 2009 under Mahakavi Mohin Kutty Vaidyar Memorial Center, Kondotty, Malappuram. Government Unani hospital Mogral is the only hospital there under the government of Kerala, established in 1985 (Unani medicine).
Sports clubs
Mogral shuttle club (1976).
Mogral Sports Club (MSC) is one of the oldest (started 1918) sports clubs. There are sports clubs like Deenar Gally, Rising Stars, Citizen Kadavath, Koppalam F C, Rovers Mogral, Perwad Sports Club, Nadupallam FC and Priyadharsini sports club (1985) kekepuram. Nangi Club.
MSC is about a 100-year-old sports club which is popular for its football team which has won major titles in Kasaragod District and adjacent districts.
Mogral Soccer League (MSL)
MSL was the grand event of football which took place at Mogral. Tournament was an Indian Premier League (IPL) meets English Premier League(EPL) style seven-a-side football tournament organised by the Mogral Sports Club U A E committee.[2][3]
Players were selected by teams through auction which was a new experience to the people gathered.[4]
Notable natives and residents
Muhammad Shah Mogral commonly known as M.S Mogral BA (Presidency college Madras) was the first MLA of Kasaragod in Madras assembly in 1952. He served as first class magistrate in Kasaragod before 1952. One of the most prominent scholars that hail from Mogral was Kota Abdul Khader Musliyar who was the joint secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama and Qazi of Mangalore and 6 time National car rally co-driver champion Musa Sherif
References
- Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- Vishaal Loganathan (28 February 2013). "Mogral Soccer League: "People in Mogral want to become like Mohammed Rafi and not like Sachin Tendulkar"". sportskeeda.com.
- http://lockerdome.com/6223638433115457/6963572446078228
- Kasaragodvartha. "താരലേലം ഫുഡ്ബോള് പ്രേമികള്ക്ക് നവ്യാനുഭവമായി". kasargodvartha.com.
5) Mogral Soccer League - For the football crazy village of Mograll