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.

Manikpur
village
Manikpur is located in Bihar
Manikpur
Manikpur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°02′01″N 85°08′08″E / 26.0336395°N 85.1355189°E / 26.0336395; 85.1355189
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMuzaffarpur
Languages
 • OfficialMaithili, Hindi, Bhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR

It is also known as Manikpur Estate because of a prominent family commonly known as Singh Gautam family which was started by Kodai Prasad singh and led by his son Rameshwar Prasad Singh and grand sons Babu Badri Narayan Singh Harishankar Prasad Singh and Shaligram Prasad Singh Lalan babu

History

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Manikpur donated many acres of land to the landless in their region and many acres to the government for making High school, Middle school, Hospital and Gandak project in their region.

On 12 September 2020, BJP president J. P. Nadda visited Manikpur to meet with local farmers.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kumar, Abhishek (12 September 2020). "मणिकपुर में सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग के साथ भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा आज करेंगे किसानों से संवाद" [BJP National President JP Nadda Will Communicate With Farmers Today With Social Distancing in Manikpur]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Muzaffarpur. Retrieved 13 September 2020.