Manpur, Bihar
| Manpur Manpur | |
|---|---|
| town | |
| Nickname(s): Manchester of Eastern India | |
  Manpur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′N 85°02′E / 24.82°N 85.03°ECoordinates: 24°49′N 85°02′E / 24.82°N 85.03°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Gaya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magadhi/magahi, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 823003 |
| Telephone code | 0631 |
| Nearest city | Gaya |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gaya Town |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gaya Town, Wazirganj |
Manpur is a block in Gaya District, India. The town is known for its handloom and railroad tie factory. It is situated on the banks of the Phalgu river. It is a country town where the people from the remote villages do their shopping. The main market is known as Manpur Bazaar. The main occupation of the people are business and handloom weaving. It is sometimes referred as mini-Kanpur by people of nearby villages and towns.
Patwatoli, a muhalla in Manpur, has produced many IITians almost 10 each year Indian Institutes of Technology and about every house has an engineer. Due to higher education in Patwatoli,child marriage is about to end and Girls also go out for higher education in famous colleges and universities and they also get jobs in foreign countries.It proves that education changes the society. [1]
There is also a very ancient temple of Lord Sun in Manpur named as Surya Temple, which is situated on the bank of a very fine pond. The Surya Temple was established around 400 years ago by Raja Man Singh, an army chief of the greatest Mughal Emperor Akbar as well as king of Amber. Raja Man Singh was established Manpur that's why it is named as Man-pur during his campaign to destroy Bengal riots. In Patwatoli, near the Shiv Mandir, Sri Ram Nagar, Durga Asthan and Shivcharan Lane has the highest amount of powerlooms installed.There are almost 5000- 8000 powerlooms set up.
The Manpur is also famous for Diwali as here hundreds of statues of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati is worshipped and decorated on the occasion of Diwali. People from all over of Manpur come out of their houses in Diwali to see the very well decorated statues.
References
- ↑ "Tradition alive and kicking". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2011.