Egra

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nameEgra
official_nameEgra
other_nameAilan/O-ilian
settlement_typeSub-Urban Town
image_skylineHatnagar Shiva Deul temple with Rasmancha at Egra under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 14.jpg
image_captionShiva deoul Temple in Egra
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India3
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2East Medinipur
established_title
government_typeMunicipality
governing_bodyEgra Municipality
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km217.21
elevation_m11
population_total30,148
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code721429
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code91 (0)3220
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Medinipur
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Egra
website
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Egra is a town in East Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Egra subdivision. The ancient name of Egra was "Agrapattan".

Geography

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Location

Egra is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Police station

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.

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.

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

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).

India census, 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

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.

Egra Jhatulal High School was established at Egra in 1926 and Egra Swarnamayee Girls' High School was established in 1940.

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions:

  • 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

File:Hatnagar Shiva Deul temple with Rasmancha at Egra under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 09.jpg|Hatnagar Shiva deul with rasmancha File:Hatnagar Shiva Deul temple with Rasmancha at Egra under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 08.jpg|Shiva deul File:Sculpture at Hatnagar Shiva Deul temple with Rasmancha at Egra under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 17 (cropped).jpg|Sculpture in Shiva deul File:Interiors of Hatnagar Shiva Deul temple with Rasmancha at Egra under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 18.jpg|Interior of Shiva deul at Egra

Healthcare

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

References

References

  1. "Egra Municipality".
  2. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Egra.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Egra]
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "Egra PS". Purba Medinipur District Police.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  8. "Egra Sarada Sashi Bhusan College". ESSBC.
  9. 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

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