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Egra

Egra Ailan
City
Shiva deul Temple in Egra
Egra Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Egra Egra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°54′N 87°32′E / 21.9°N 87.53°E / 21.9; 87.53
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Egra Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	30,148
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721429
Telephone code	91 (0)3220
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Egra
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Egra is a town in Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Egra subdivision. The ancient name of Egra was "Agrapattan".^[2]

Geography[edit]

8km
5miles

Alangiri

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Panchrol

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Paikbheri

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Haldi River

Kajlagarh

R

Ramchandrapur

R

Gangadharbar

R

Golara Nij

R

Palpara

R

Kismat Bajkul

R

Tethi Bari

R

Madhabpur

R

Pratapdighi

R

Bhagabanpur

R

Patashpur

R

Hincha Gerya

CT

Benudia

CT

Egra

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Amarshi Kasba

CT

Location[edit]

Egra is located at 21°54′N 87°32′E / 21.9°N 87.53°E / 21.9; 87.53.^[3] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Police station[edit]

Egra police station has jurisdiction over Egra municipality, Egra I and Egra II CD blocks. Egra police station covers an area of 431.5 km² with a population of 349,489. The police station is located at Egra Bazar.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

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]

As per 2011 Census of India, Egra had a total population of 30,148 of which 15,291 (51%) were males and 14,857 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,241. The total number of literates in Egra was 23,447 (87.14% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[8] Egra had a population of 25,180. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Egra has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 61%. In Egra, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education[edit]

Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College was established at Egra in 1968. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University and offers undergraduate courses in arts, science and commerce, It has hostel facilities.^[9]

Egra Jhatulal High School was established at Egra in 1926 and Egra Swarnamayee Girls' High School was established in 1940.^{[citation needed]}

Culture[edit]

David J. McCutchion mentions:^[10]

• The Ramachandra temple at Chirulia as a high towered baro-chala with ratha projections, built in 1880, measuring 29’ 9” square, with terracotta and stucco.
• The Hatnagar Shiva temple as having an ekratna tower, with curved cornice and ridging above the western gateway, and a pirha porch having a plain brick pirha porch with base dimensions larger than the main temple, measuring 21’ square + 23’ square,

See also – Alangiri (for Gokulananda Kisora and Raghunatha temples and Rasmancha of Raghunatha) and Panchrol (for Sharabhuja, Madana Mohana, Vrindavanjiu and Radha Vinoda temples).

Egra picture gallery[edit]

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  Hatnagar Shiva deul with rasmancha
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  Shiva deul
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  Sculpture in Shiva deul
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  Interior of Shiva deul at Egra

Healthcare[edit]

The Egra Subdivisional Hospital has 68 beds. Also in Egra are the Egra Super Speciality Hospital and many private nursing homes.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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