Manikpur, Muzaffarpur
Manikpur | |
|---|---|
village | |
| 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) also the brothers of Babu kodai prashad singh Babu jagat prashad singh and Babu Ram kishori singh along with their sons are still a prominent name in the region who are commonly referred as Khiladi Babu and Dulari Babu