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Manpur
Manpur | |
|---|---|
town | |
 Manpur junction railway station | |
| Nickname: Manchester of Eastern India | |
  Manpur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′N 85°02′E / 24.82°N 85.03°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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 Weaving of clothes through hand loom and power loom is done mainly in Patwatoli.
Patwatoli, a muhalla in Manpur, has produced many IITians almost 20 each year Indian Institutes of Technology and about every house has an engineer. Now these days, students are opting other streams too like Law, UPSC, SSC, Medical etc. Due to higher education in Patwatoli, Child marriage is about to end and Girls also going out for higher education.[1]
- ^ "Tradition alive and kicking". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2011.