title: Alangiri
text: # 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
  