Paiyapathar or Paia Pathar () is a village in Paschim Nabipur Union,
Muradnagar Upazila
Muradnagar () is an upazila of Comilla District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
History
In ancient times, the area was a part of the geopolitical region of Samatata ruled by the Rata dynasty. In the late 20th century, an irrigation canal wa ...
,
Comilla District
Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, () is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about southeast of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria District, Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj District, Narayanganj dis ...
, Bangladesh. It is from
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
.
The name Paiyapathar is a compound of two Bengali words: ''paiya'' (meaning touched) and ''pathor''(meaning stones), to thus mean "touched stones". According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Paiyapathar had 540 households and a population of 2,740.
See also
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List of villages in Bangladesh
This is a list of villages in Bangladesh. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Some villages in Bangladesh may be co ...
References
Populated places in Cumilla District
Villages in Comilla District
Villages in Chittagong Division
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