Paikbheri

Paikbheri

Paik Bheri
Village
Paikbheri is located in West Bengal
Paikbheri
Paikbheri
Location in West Bengal, India
Paikbheri is located in India
Paikbheri
Paikbheri
Paikbheri (India)
Coordinates: 22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°E / 22.1025; 87.7234Coordinates: 22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°E / 22.1025; 87.7234
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Population
(2011)
 • Total1,124
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721601
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyKanthi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBhagabanpur
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

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

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

Paikbheri is located at 22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°E / 22.1025; 87.7234.

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.[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

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

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

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

References

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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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