Alangiri | |
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Village | |
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 |
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[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Alangiri is located at 21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E.
Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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.Great place.
Alangiri picture gallery[edit | edit source]
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Radha Gokulananda temple -
Rasmancha of Gokulananda temple -
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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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
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