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{{distinguish|Hegra (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Egra
| official_name = Egra
| other_name = Ailan/O-ilian
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Sub-Urban Town
| image_skyline = Hatnagar Shiva Deul temple with Rasmancha at Egra under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 14.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Shiva deoul Temple in Egra
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.9|N|87.53|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Medinipur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Egra Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Egra Municipality|url=http://egramunicipality.org.in/About/History.aspx}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 17.21
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 11
| population_total = 30,148
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 721429
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 (0)3220
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medinipur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Egra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Egra]]
| website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Egra''' is a town in [[Purba Medinipur|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".<ref name="history" />

== Geography ==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord2={{coord|21|54|0|N|87|31|48|E}}| label-pos2=right|label2= Egra| numbered2= M| mark-title2= Egra (M)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black 
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|mark-coord7={{coord|21|59|11|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Pratapdighi| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Pratapdighi]] (R)|shape-color7=#C40000
|mark-coord8={{coord|21|52|32|N|87|35|4|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Madhabpur| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Madhabpur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color8=#C40000
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|2|40|N|87|48|0|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Tethi Bari| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Tethi Bari]] (R)|shape-color9=#C40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|1|2|N|87|48|41|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Kismat Bajkul| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kismat Bajkul]] (R)|shape-color10=#C40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|4|59|N|87|39|55|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Palpara| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color11=#C40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|4|41|N|87|38|46|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Golara Nij| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Golara Nij]] (R)|shape-color12=#C40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|21|53|29|N|87|38|26|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Gangadharbar| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Gangadharbar]] (R)|shape-color13=#C40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|21|48|30|N|87|29|53|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Ramchandrapur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Ramchandrapur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color14=#C40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|1|50|N|87|48|40|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Kajlagarh| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Kajlagarh]] (R)|shape-color15=#C40000
|mark-coord16={{coord|22.110011|N|87.555306|E}}| label16=Haldi River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-5| label-pos16=right| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16=none
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|6|39|N|87|43|24|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Paikbheri| numbered17=H| mark-title17= [[Paikbheri]] (H)| shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|21|49|59|N|87|27|9|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Panchrol| numbered18=H| mark-title18= [[Panchrol]] (H)| shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|21|51|12|N|87|28|3|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Alangiri| numbered19=H| mark-title19= [[Alangiri]] (H)| shape-color19=#AA6666}}

===Location===
Egra is located at {{Coord|21.9|N|87.53|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Egra.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Egra]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 17 April 2019 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/EGRA | title = Egra PS | publisher = Purba Medinipur District Police | access-date = 10 November 2016 | archive-date = 11 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170111094445/http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/EGRA | url-status = dead}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 17 April 2019 | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 15 July 2016}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://egrassbcollege.ac.in/| title = Egra Sarada Sashi Bhusan College | publisher = ESSBC | access-date = 17 April 2019}}</ref>

Egra Jhatulal High School was established at Egra in 1926 and Egra Swarnamayee Girls' High School was established in 1940.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

==Culture==
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions:<ref>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}}</ref>
*The Ramachandra temple at Chirulia as a high towered ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Chala temple|baro-chala]]'' with [[Ratha (architecture)|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==
<gallery widths="230px" heights="180px">
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
</gallery>

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

== References ==
{{reflist|1=3}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Egra}}

{{Purba Medinipur District}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
{{Purba Medinipur topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district]]
[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]

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