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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Paikmal
| native_name =
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| image_skyline = Gate_to_Nrusinghnath.jpg
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| nickname = PKL
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|20|55|N|82|49|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
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| named_for = lord Nrusingha
| government_type = block
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 265
| population_total = 3916
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Local
| demographics1_info1 = [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 768039
| registration_plate = OD17
| website = {{URL|odisha.gov.in}}
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'''Paikmal''' is a town in [[Bargarh district]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]].
Paikmal famous for nrusingnath dham
Paikmal is a largest block in Bargarh district.
Paikmal comes under the padmapur Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly Electoral Constituency) in Odisha state and is under the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency (Parliamentary Electoral constituency) in India

==Geography==
Paikmal is located at {{Coord|20.55|N|82.49|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|265|m|ft}}. It is almost {{convert|107|km|mi}} from its district headquarters, [[Bargarh]]. It is about {{convert|477|km|mi}} from its capital city of [[Bhubaneshwar]].
Paikmal is a [[Block (country subdivision)|block]] of [[Padampur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Padampur]] subdivision, distance from Paikmal to [[Padampur, Bargarh district|Padampur]] is about {{convert|31|km|mi}}.
The area around Paikmal is rain-fed and hence is prone to frequent droughts. The [[Gandhamardhan hills]] is about {{convert|7|km|mi}} away and forms the borders between [[Bargarh]] and [[Balangir]] districts. Till date the beautiful locale has not been spoiled by industrialisation, but the per capita income is very low.
[[Nrusinghanath Temple]] of [[Gandhamardhan hills]] is almost famous in all over the [[Odisha]] for lord Nrusingha.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Paikmal had a population of 3916. Male population was 2027 and female population was 1889, this is little low to compare with males population. Paikmal has an literacy rate about nearly 61%.

==Politics==
Current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Padmapur]] Assembly Constituency is Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha of [[Biju Janta Dal|BJD]]. The former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) |MLA ]] from [[Padampur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Padampur Assembly Constituency]] was Pradeep Purohit of [[Bharatiya Janata Party |BJP]] from 2014 till 2018.

<ref>[http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/1stpage.asp?123 ws.ori.nic.in: ola/mlaprofile]</ref>
From 2009 till 2013 Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha of Biju Janata Dal had been the MLA. He also won this seat earlier for [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] in 2000 and for [[Janata Dal|JD]] in 1995 and in 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Satya Narayan Sahu of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] who won this seat in 2004, in 1985 for INC and in 1980 representing INC(I)

== Technology & Business ==
Paikmal is a rural area and not so improved in business and technology. How ever a Technological Group Aamargeet Developer Network is presents here with website and software development, Advanced Computer Education and so on. The Head quarter of Aamargeet.net (A Website based on Sambalpuri Culture and Media) also presents here. Yes Slightly it's improving in a manner Paikmal is becoming popular day by day.

Business, How ever this area has no so much population but business is a good idea here. Many businesses like Rice Mills, Medical Research Center(SSN Ayurved College & R.I) and also a Tourism Place(Nrusinghnath) presents here.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bargarh district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bargarh district]]

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