District Purba Medinipur PIN 721429 Elevation 11 m Local time Wednesday 2:37 AM | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 91 (0)3220 Population 30,148 (2011) | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Egra is a town with a municipality, in Purba Medinipur district, in the state of West Bengal, northeast India. It is also the eponymous headquarters of Egra subdivision and of Egra (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
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Map of Egra, West Bengal
Geography
Egra is located at 21.9°N 87.53°E / 21.9; 87.53. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).
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).
As of 2001 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.
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.