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Paikbheri
Paikbheri
Paik Bheri | |
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Village | |
  Paikbheri Location in West Bengal, India  Paikbheri Paikbheri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°ECoordinates: 22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,124 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721601 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhagabanpur |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Paikbheri (also written as Paik Bheri) is a village in the Bhagabanpur I CD block in the Egra subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit]
| Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre. H: historical/ religious centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location[edit]
Paikbheri is located at 22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°E.
Urbanisation[edit]
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.[1]
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[edit]
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).[2]
Culture[edit]
David J. McCutchion mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a plain flat-roofed structure with 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.[3]
Paikbheri picture gallery[edit]
Shyma Sundara deul and flat-roofed temple
Shyama Sundara deul with char-chala porch in front
Shyama Sundara flat-roofed temple with pancha-ratna
The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group
References[edit]
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ 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
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