Maniawan | |
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Village | |
  Maniawan Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°07′52″N 85°29′44″E / 25.13106°N 85.49555°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Sub-district | Silao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,638 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 803111 |
Maniawan is a village in Silao subdistrict of Nalanda district, Bihar. As of 2011, it has a population of 5,368, in 918 households.
History[edit | edit source]
Hiranand Sastri identified Maniawan with the village of Maṇivāṭaka identified in a copper-plate grant issued at Munger by Devapala of Bengal in the early 800s. The grant identified Maṇivāṭaka as belonging to the naya (subdivision) of Ajapura (which Shastri identified with present-day Ajaipur), in the vishaya (province) of Rājagṛha (present-day Rajgir). In the grant, the revenues from Maṇivāṭaka and several other villages, along with all of their attached fields, pastures, and mango and madhuka orchards, were granted tax-exempt for the upkeep of a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda that had been founded by the king Balaputra of Srivijaya.[2]:317, 25
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011, Maniawan had a population of 5,368, in 918 households.[1]:648 This population was 51.9% male (2,787) and 48.1% female (2,581). The 0-6 age group numbered 936 (488 male and 448 female), making up 17.4% of the total population. 1,590 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 29.6% of the total.[3]:244–5
The 1961 census recorded Maniawan (then part of Patna district) as having a total population of 1,710 people (880 male and 830 female), in 253 households and 201 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 972 acres and it had a primary school at that point.[4]:146
Infrastructure[edit | edit source]
As of 2011, Maniawan had 1 primary school and 1 primary health sub centre. Drinking water was provided by well, hand pump, and tube well/borehole; there was at least one public toilet. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]:648–52
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Nalanda, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ↑ Sastri, Hiranand (1917). "The Nalanda Copper-Plate of Devapaladeva". In Sastri, Hiranand (ed.). Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XVII. Calcutta: British India Press. pp. 310–27. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Nalanda, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ↑ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Bihar (1 - Patna) (PDF). 1966. Retrieved 26 October 2024.