Paikbheri

Village in West Bengal, India

Paikbheri Paik Bheri
Village
22°06′09″N 87°43′24″E / 22.1025°N 87.7234°E / 22.1025; 87.7234
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.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

8km
5miles

Alangiri

Panchrol

Paikbheri

Haldi River

Kajlagarh

Ramchandrapur

Gangadharbar

Golara Nij

Palpara

Kismat Bajkul

Tethi Bari

Madhabpur

Pratapdighi

Bhagabanpur

Patashpur

Hincha Gerya

Benudia

Amarshi Kasba

Egra

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

Shyma Sundara deul and flat-roofed temple
Shyama Sundara deul with char-chala porch in front
Shyama Sundara flat-roofed temple with pancha-ratna

References

^ "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

External links

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Tamluk subdivision	Amalhara Bahiri Dakshin Baguan Erashal Goasafat Kakdihi Kharisha Kotbar Kolaghat Mecheda Mihitikri Panskura Shantipur Tamluk
Haldia subdivision	Ashadtalya Barda Garh Kamalpur Haldia Nandigram
Egra subdivision	Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya
Contai subdivision	Basantia Contai Khadalgobra

Locations
other than cities and towns

Tamluk subdivision	Anantapur Bhabanipur Bhogpur Brajalalchak Chak Srikrishnapur Chandipur Chatara Dakshin Maynadal Janu Basan Kishorchak Moyna Nandakumar Purbba Gopalpur Tilkhoja Uttar Mechogram
Haldia subdivision	Chaitanyapur Geonkhali Kukrahati Mahishadal Nayachar Reyepara Sona Chura
Egra subdivision	Alangiri Bhagabanpur Gangadharbar Golara Nij Kajlagarh Kalaberia Kismat Bajkul Madhabpur Paikbheri Panchetgarh Panchrol Palpara Patashpur Pratapdighi Ramchandrapur Shipur Tethi Bari
Contai subdivision	Bara Bankuya Baratala Bhupatinagar Daisai Dariapur Depal Digha Dholmari Dihibahiri Durmut Janka Jukhia Junput Kamarda Kharipukuria Khejuri Majna Mandarmani Marishda Ramnagar Silaberia

Neighbourhoods

Haldia subdivision	Durgachak Sutahata

Related topics

Purba Medinipur topics
People from Purba Medinipur district
Villages in Purba Medinipur district

India portal

v t e Temple towns in West Bengal
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Bankura	Ajodhya (12 Shiva temples) Akui (Radhakanta temple) Ambikanagar (Ambika temple) Atbaichandi (Basuli temple) Baital (Shyama Chandi temple) Balsi Purbapara (Vishnu deul, Shiva temple etc) Bishnupur (many temples) Deulbhira (Parshvantah temple) Dharapat (Deul of Dharapat) Dihar (Shnareshwara Shiva Temple, Shaileswara Shiva temple) Dwadashbari (Nandakishor temple) Ekteswar (Shiva temple) Gokulnagar (Gokulchand temple) Gumut (Muninagar Radhakanta Temple) Hadal Narayanpur (Radha Damodara Temple) Harmasra (many temples) Jayrambati (Sarada Ma’s birthplace) Maynapur (Hakanda temple) Patit Dommahal (Sridhara temple) Sonatapal (Sun temple)
Birbhum	Bakreshwar (several temples) Hetampur (Dewanji temple) Ilambazar (Gouranga, Raghunathji and other temples) Jaydev Kenduli (Radha Binode temple) Kankalitala (Shakti peetha) Nanoor (Bisalakhi and other temples) Suri (Radha Damodara temple) Surul (Lakshmi Janardan and other temples) Tarapith (Tara temple)
Cooch Behar	Baneswar (Shiva temple) Dhaliabari (Siddhantha Shiva temple) Gosanimari (Kamteswari temple} Sidheswari (Sidheswari Devi temple)
Darjeeling	Darjeeling (Mahakal temple, Peace Pagoda, Ghoom Monastery)
Hooghly	Antpur (Radha Govindjiu and other temples) Badanganj (Damodara temple) Bali Dewanganj (many temples) Bansberia (Hangseswari, Ananta Basudeba and other temples) Bhalia (Raghunatha temple) Dihi Bayara (Swarup Narayan temple) Gourhati (three temples) Guptipara (four temples) Gurap (Nandadulala temple) Kamarpukur (birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna) Kanpur (Kanakeswar Shiva temple) Parul (Raghunatha and Bisalakshi temples) Tarakeswar (Taraknath Temple)
Howrah	Belur (Belur Math)
Jalpaiguri	Mainaguri (Jalpesh Temple)
Murshidabad	Baranagar (several temples)
Nadia	Mayapur (several temples) Nabadwip (temple city) Palpara (Palpara temple)
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar (Kali Temple) Baranagar (Kripamayee Kali Temple, Baranagar Math)
Paschim Bardhaman	Gourangapur (Ichhai Ghosher Deul) Bankati (Shiva temple)
Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona (many temples) Daspur (several temples) Dihi Baliharpur (Radha Gobinda temple) Dubrajpur (Lakshmi Janardana temple) Ghatal (many temples) Gobindanagar (Radha Govinda temple) Jalchak (2 temples) Jalshara (Buro Shiva temple) Karnagarh (3 temples) Kharar (many temples) Khirpai (3-4 temples) Lachhipur (Sridharjiu temple) Laoda (2 temples) Loyada (3 temples) Narajole (many temples) Pathra (34 temples) Radhakantapur (two temples) Ramjibanpur (many temples) Shaulan (Shyama Sundara temple) Shrirampur (Lakshmi Janardana temple)
Purba Bardhaman	Amrargar (several temples) Baidyapur (Jora Deul) Bardhaman (many temples) Kalna City (many temples) Kogram (Mangal Chandi temple) Mankar (several temples) Sribati (Sri Visweaswara, Sri Bholanath and Sri Chandreswar temples)
Purba Medinipur	Alangiri (2 temples + rasmancha) Bhagabanpur (Dakhsina Kali temple) Dihibahiri (Jagannath temple) Egra (Shiva deul) Jukhia (Radha Govinda temple) Mahishadal (Madan Gopala temple} Paikbheri (Shyama Sundar temple) Panchrol (4 temples)
Purulia district	Achkoda (old atchahlas) Anaijambad (Digambar Jain Temple) Budhpur (Shiva temple) Cheliyama (Radha Binode temple) Chharra (old Jain temple) Deulghata (old temples) Garh Panchkot (old pancha-ratna and other temples) Haraktor (old idols) Pakbirra (old Jain temples) Para (old temples) Telkupi (old submerged temples)
See also	Bengal temple architecture Hindu temples in West Bengal Jain centres in West Bengal