Manikpur, Muzaffarpur
Manikpur | |
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village | |
Manikpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°02′03″N 85°08′08″E / 26.03417°N 85.13556°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi, Bajjika Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Manikpur is a village in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar state, India. It is situated on the banks of a Himalayan glacier-fed perennial river, the Baya Nadi River, NH-102 Saraiya.
It is also known as Manikpur Darbar because of a prominent Bhumihar family commonly known as Singh Gautam family which was started by Babu Kodai Prasad singh and led by his son Babu Rameshwar Prasad Singh and grand sons Babu Badri Narayan Singh, Harishankar Prasad Singh and Shaligram Prasad Singh (Lalan babu) along with their sons are still a prominent name in the region.
History
Manikpur donated many acres of land to the landless in their region and many acres to the government for making High , Middle and primary schools, Hospital and Gandak project in their region.