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'''Manikpur''' is a village in [[Muzaffarpur district]], [[Bihar]] state, India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-04-21 |title=Man beaten to death over passage blockade dispute in Muzaffarpur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-beaten-to-death-over-passage-blockade-dispute-in-muzaffarpur/articleshow/130401380.cms |access-date=2026-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahibganj Manikpur Fourlane: साहेबगंज-मानिकपुर फोरलेन का निर्माण कार्य रुका, सामने आई ये बड़ी वजह - Muzaffarpur News Sahibganj Manikpur Fourlane Construction Halted by Compensation Issues |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-muzaffarpur-news-sahibganj-manikpur-fourlane-construction-halted-by-compensation-issues-24034751.html |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> It is situated on the banks of a Himalayan glacier-fed perennial river, the Baya Nadi River, NH-102 [[Saraiya]]. A four lane project Sahebganj to Manikpur is being takenup in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=मुजफ्फरपुर: रोड बनाने को ली गई जमीन और मकान बनाने लगे लोग, साहेबगंज-मानिकपुर फोरलेन का काम रुका! |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/muzaffarpur/muzaffarpur-fourlane-construction-halted-illegal-construction-on-acquired-land-causes-disruption/articleshow/121454783.cms |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

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 grandsons Babu Badri Narayan Singh, Harishankar Prasad Singh and Shaligram Prasad Singh (Lalan babu), who, 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.

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Muzaffarpur district]]

Manikpur Muzaffarpur - Revision history

UlrikeWeber at 21:13, 4 May 2026