Alangiri is a village in the Egra I CD block in the Egra subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Alangiri | |
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Village | |
  Alangiri Location in West Bengal, India  Alangiri Alangiri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,099 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,Oriya, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721420 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Midnapore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Egra |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Geography edit
5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
Alangiri is located at 21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E.
Urbanisation edit
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Census of India, Alangiri had a total population of 6,099, of which 3,186 (52%) were males and 2,913 (48%) were females. There were 628 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Alangiri was 4,438 (81.12% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Culture edit
David J. McCutchion mentions:[3]
- The Gokulananda Kisora temple is an eka-ratna with rekha tower of the tall south Midnapore type, measuring 17’ 8 x 15’ 5" plain with a large attached porch measuring 21’ 1’’ x 13’ 10" with terracotta lotuses. (The ruinous Lakshmi temple is also of this type).
- The Raghunatha temple is a West Bengal nava-ratna with rigged turrets measuring 29’ square, with rich terracotta façade, construction begun in 1810.
- The Rasamancha of Raghunatha is an octagonal structure with straight cornices following the nava-ratna style with ‘baroque’ vase pinnacles, measuring 5’ 3" having terracotta on eight sides.
Alangiri picture gallery edit
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Radha Gokulananda temple -
Rasmancha of Gokulananda temple -
Raghunatha temple -
Raghunatha temple -
Terracotta panel at Raghunatha temple -
Terracotta panel at Raghunatha temple -
Terracotta panel at Raghunatha temple
References edit
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 41,51, 72, 77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
External links edit
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