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.
Paikbheri is located at .
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.
<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>
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 0âÂÂ6 years. The total number of literate persons in Paikbheri was 910 (92.39% of the population over 6 years).
David J. McCutchion mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a plain flat-roofed structure with pancha-ratna superstructure measuring 28âÂÂ9" x 25âÂÂ7" and possibly built in 1730. There is a char-chala porch measuring 19âÂÂ4" sq plus 17âÂÂ9" sq attached to a deul.