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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Paikbheri		\| name = Paikbheri
	\| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per ~~Wikipedia~~:INDISCRIPT policy -->		\| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per Bharatpedia:INDISCRIPT policy -->
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	\| other_name = Paik Bheri		\| other_name = Paik Bheri
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	'''Paikbheri''' (also written as Paik Bheri) is a village in the [[Bhagabanpur I]] [[Community development blocks in India\|CD block]] in the [[Egra subdivision]] of the [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].		'''Paikbheri''' (also written as Paik Bheri) is a village in the [[Bhagabanpur I]] [[Community development blocks in India\|CD block]] in the [[Egra subdivision]] of the [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	===Urbanisation===		===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 = 12 August 2020 }}</ref>		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 = 12 August 2020 \| 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>

	<small>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.</small>		<small>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.</small>
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	==Culture==		==Culture==
	[[David McCutchion\|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a plain ''flat-roofed'' structure with ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple\|pancha-ratna]]'' superstructure measuring ~~28’9”~~ x ~~25’7”~~ and possibly built in 1730. There is a ''char-chala'' [[porch]] measuring ~~19’4”~~ sq plus ~~17’9”~~ sq attached to a deul.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 67, 71. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN\| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>		[[David McCutchion\|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a plain ''flat-roofed'' structure with ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple\|pancha-ratna]]'' superstructure measuring 28’9" x 25’7" and possibly built in 1730. There is a ''char-chala'' [[porch]] measuring 19’4" sq plus 17’9" sq attached to a deul.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 67, 71. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN\| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

	==Paikbheri picture gallery==		==Paikbheri picture gallery==
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	File:Shyama Sundara flat roofed temple with panacharatna at Paikbheri under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg\|Shyama Sundara flat-roofed temple with pancha-ratna		File:Shyama Sundara flat roofed temple with panacharatna at Paikbheri under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg\|Shyama Sundara flat-roofed temple with pancha-ratna
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	~~<small>The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group</small>~~

	==References==		==References==

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'''Paikbheri''' (also written as Paik Bheri) is a village in the [[Bhagabanpur I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Egra subdivision]] of the [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Paikbheri is located at {{coord|22.1025|N|87.7234|E|display=inline}}.

===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 = 12 August 2020 }}</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==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Paikbheri had a total population of 1,124, of which 577 (51%) were males and 547 (49%) were females. There were 985 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Paikbheri was 910 (92.39% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_p190ca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census, India | access-date = 12 August 2020}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a plain ''flat-roofed'' structure with ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|pancha-ratna]]'' superstructure measuring 28’9” x 25’7” and possibly built in 1730. There is a ''char-chala'' [[porch]] measuring 19’4” sq plus 17’9” sq attached to a deul.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 67, 71. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

==Paikbheri picture gallery==
<gallery widths="230px" heights="180px">
File:Shyama Sundara Deul and Shyama Sundara flat roofed temple at Paikbheri under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg|Shyma Sundara deul and flat-roofed temple
File:Shyama Sundara Deul at Paikbheri under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 03.jpg|Shyama Sundara deul with char-chala porch in front
File:Shyama Sundara flat roofed temple with panacharatna at Paikbheri under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg|Shyama Sundara flat-roofed temple with pancha-ratna
</gallery>
The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Paikbheri, Bhagabanpur I CD block}}

{{Purba Medinipur District}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district]]