Manikpur, Assam

This article is about the municipality in Assam. For other uses, see Manikpur (disambiguation).

Manikpur
Town
Manikpur is located in Assam
Manikpur
Manikpur
Location in Assam, India
Manikpur is located in India
Manikpur
Manikpur
Manikpur (India)
Coordinates: 26°27′48″N 90°48′13″E / 26.463378°N 90.803527°E / 26.463378; 90.803527
Country India
StateAssam
RegionLower Assam
DistrictBongaigaon
Languages
 • OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
783392
Telephone code03664-XXXXXX
Vehicle registrationAS-19

Manikpur is a small town and a Block and a Sub division in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. Manikpur is 33  km far from its district main city Bongaigaon . It is 155 km far from its state capital Dispur. The majority of the people in Manikpur belong to the Koch[1] community of Austro-Mongoloid ethnicity. With the passage of time, Assamese caste Hindus and Muslims have started settling in Manikpur. Politically, the area is part of Abhayapuri North (Assembly constituency).

  1. ^ https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/include-koches-in-st-list-not-koch-rajbongshis-aaka-tells-goa-509290#:~:text=On%20the%20distortion%20of%20Koch%20history%20by%20Rajbongshis%2C,and%20Rajbongshis%20were%20never%20from%20the%20same%20family.SENTINEL ASSAM