Alangiri
Alangiri | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg 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
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Location
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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
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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
References
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