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 .
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.
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: 