Egra
Egra
Ailan | |
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City | |
![]() Shiva deul Temple in Egra | |
Coordinates: 21°54′N 87°32′E / 21.9°N 87.53°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Egra Municipality |
Area | |
• 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 |
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
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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]Egra is located at 21°54′N 87°32′E / 21.9°N 87.53°E.[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
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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]- ^ "Egra Municipality".
- ^ "Egra Municipality".
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Egra
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Egra PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Egra Sarada Sashi Bhusan College". ESSBC. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 40, 41, 69. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
External links
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