Egra

Egra
—  town/ cd block  —
Egra
Location of Egra
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Purba Medinipur
Parliamentary constituency Medinipur, Kanthi
Assembly constituency Egra, Kanthi Uttar
Population 25,180 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


11 metres (36 ft)

Website purbamedinipur.gov.in/

Egra (Bengali: এগরা) is head quarters of Egra subdivision in Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. it is a town with a municipality and community development blocks.

Geography

Egra is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] 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.

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