Alangiri
# Alangiri

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

### Location

Alangiri is located at 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.

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).

## Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions:

* 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
