Manihari

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Manihari
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.35|N|87.63|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Katihar district|Katihar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 31
| population_total = 26,629 <ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=242270 ]{{dead link|date=February 2020}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Angika language|Angika]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/KATIHAR/MANIHARI_PINCODE 854113]
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Katihar]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manihari]]
| website = {{URL|katihar.bih.nic.in/}}
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'''Manihari''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Katihar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. Pincode of Manihari is 854113.<ref>[http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/KATIHAR/MANIHARI_PINCODE MANIHARI Pin Code, Search MANIHARI KATIHAR PinCode]. Citypincode.in. Retrieved on 2020-02-27.</ref>

== Geography ==
Manihari is located at {{Coord|25.35|N|87.63|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Manihari.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Manihari]. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 2020-02-27.</ref> It has an average elevation of 31 [[metre]]s (101 [[foot (length)|feet]]).
This place is well known for the Manihari ghat, which connects it to Sakrigali Ghaat, which is situated on the southern bank of the River Ganges.

The town is located on the northern bank of the river [[Ganges]] where it meets the river [[Koshi River|Koshi]], thus making the town prone to flooding every year. Manihari is a small border town between the states of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. [[Sahebganj]] is the district town of Jharkhand which is 9 km from Manihari (nautical mile distance); there is regular ferry service. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the first passenger train on the newly converted [[Broad gauge]] (BG) section of Katihar-Manihari in Katihar division of [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|North-East Frontier Railway]] (NFR) at Katihar station. There are few local trains which run between Manihari and [[Katihar]].

The geography of Manihari is unique. The river Ganges (i.e. Ganga) flows eastward up to Manihari and takes a southward turn after Manihari. Thus, Manihari is known as the point of River Ganges's sharp bend leading its eastward water flow to turn to southward water flow.

===Manihari Ghat===
Before the [[Farakka Barrage]] over the Ganges was constructed, people going to the [[Darjeeling]] Hills or [[North Bengal]] from [[Kolkata]], used to travel by broad gauge train to [[Sakrigali|Sakrigali Ghat]] and then cross the Ganges by steamer. On the other side of the river at Manihari Ghat, they used to take a metre gauge train to [[Siliguri]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://goethals1907-2007.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html |title = my school i wish |work = Madhyamgram Re-visited after 15 years | publisher = |accessdate = 2011-01-23 }}</ref> Once Farakka Barrage became operational in 1975 (the barrage has a broad gauge rail line on it), this route became redundant. There still is a ferry service linking Manihari Ghat with Sahebganj.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Manihari had a population of 21,783. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Manihari has an average literacy rate of 44%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 35%. In Manihari, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=242270|title= Census of India 2011|accessdate=2016-09-30|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Manihari had a population of 26,629.

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