Alangiri

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Alangiri
Village
Alangiri is located in West Bengal
Alangiri
Alangiri
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E / 21.8534; 87.4677Coordinates: 21°51′12″N 87°28′04″E / 21.8534°N 87.4677°E / 21.8534; 87.4677
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,099
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721420
Telephone/STD code03229
Lok Sabha constituencyMidnapore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyEgra
Websitepurbamedinipur.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[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
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[]

Alangiri is located at

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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[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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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