Alangiri

21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E / 21.8534; 87.4677Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPurba MedinipurPopulation • Total6,099Languages • OfficialBengali,Oriya, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone/STD code03229Lok Sabha constituencyMidnaporeVidhan Sabha constituencyEgraWebsitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

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.

Geography

Location

Alangiri is located at 21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E / 21.8534; 87.4677.

Urbanisation

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

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

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

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  Radha Gokulananda temple
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  Rasmancha of Gokulananda temple
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  Raghunatha temple
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  Raghunatha temple
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  Terracotta panel at Raghunatha temple
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  Terracotta panel at Raghunatha temple
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  Terracotta panel at Raghunatha temple

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Tamluk subdivision	Amalhara Bahiri Dakshin Baguan Erashal Goasafat Kakdihi Kharisha Kotbar Kolaghat Mecheda Mihitikri Panskura Shantipur Tamluk
Haldia subdivision	Ashadtalya Barda Garh Kamalpur Haldia Nandigram
Egra subdivision	Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya
Contai subdivision	Basantia Contai Khadalgobra

Locations
other than cities and towns

Tamluk subdivision	Anantapur Bhabanipur Bhogpur Brajalalchak Chak Srikrishnapur Chandipur Chatara Dakshin Maynadal Janu Basan Kishorchak Moyna Nandakumar Purbba Gopalpur Tilkhoja Uttar Mechogram
Haldia subdivision	Chaitanyapur Geonkhali Kukrahati Mahishadal Nayachar Reyepara Sona Chura
Egra subdivision	Alangiri Bhagabanpur Gangadharbar Golara Nij Kajlagarh Kalaberia Kismat Bajkul Madhabpur Paikbheri Panchetgarh Panchrol Palpara Patashpur Pratapdighi Ramchandrapur Shipur Tethi Bari
Contai subdivision	Bara Bankuya Baratala Bhupatinagar Daisai Dariapur Depal Digha Dholmari Dihibahiri Durmut Janka Jukhia Junput Kamarda Kharipukuria Khejuri Majna Mandarmani Marishda Ramnagar Silaberia

Neighbourhoods

Haldia subdivision	Durgachak Sutahata

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