Egra

Not to be confused with Hegra (disambiguation).

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".^[1]

Egra Ailan
Town
Shiva deul Temple in Egra
Egra Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Egra Egra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21.9°N 87.53°E / 21.9; 87.53
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Egra Municipality
Area [1]
• 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.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

H

Alangiri

H

Panchrol

H

Paikbheri

P

Haldi River

R

Kajlagarh

R

Ramchandrapur

R

Gangadharbar

R

Golara Nij

R

Palpara

R

Kismat Bajkul

R

Tethi Bari

R

Madhabpur

R

Pratapdighi

R

Bhagabanpur

R

Patashpur

CT

Hincha Gerya

CT

Benudia

M

Egra

CT

Amarshi Kasba

   

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

Egra is located at 21.9°N 87.53°E / 21.9; 87.53.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

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).^[6]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[7] 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.^[8]

Egra Jhatulal High School was established at Egra in 1926 and Egra Swarnamayee Girls' High School was established in 1940.^{[citation needed]}

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions:^[9]

• 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

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