Maner
| Maner मनेर शरीफ़ |
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| State : | Bihar | ||
| District : | Patna | ||
| Sub-district : | Maner | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 39 ′ N , 84 ° 53 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 54 m | ||
| Area : | 12 km² | ||
| Residents : | 40,068 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 3339 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Maner or Maner Sharif (formerly Manyar ) is a small town with around 45,000 inhabitants and the capital of a sub-district in the center of the northern Indian state of Bihar , which has around 290,000 inhabitants.
location
The municipality ( Nagar Panchayat ) of Maner is located on the south bank of the Ganges , near the confluence of the Son , at a height of approx. 54 m above sea level. d. M .; the city of Patna is approx. 30 km (driving distance) to the east. The climate is warm to hot; Rain falls almost exclusively in the summer monsoon months .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 24,343 | 30,082 | 40,068 |
About 89.5% of the majority Magadhi and Hindi speaking population are Hindus , just under 9.5% are Muslims ; other religions such as Sikhs , Buddhists , Jains and Christians hardly play a role among the rural population of India. The male population is about 11% higher than the female population.
economy
The area around Maner is extremely fertile ( rice , grain , sugar cane , sesame ). However, many of the local men also work in the nearby town of Patna.
history
The former rural community of Maner broadly shares the history of Patna; it is currently in the transition to urban structures. In the 16th and early 17th centuries there was a center of Sufism here , which was even visited by the Mughal Mughal Jahangir (r. 1605–1627); today the site is revered by Muslims and Hindus alike.
Attractions
- The main attraction is the two-storey domed tomb for the Sufi saint Makhdoom Yahya Maneri , which was completed in 1616 and is also known as Bari Dargah (“great shrine”) . While the architecture of the tomb as a whole looks equally imposing and yet light, little emphasis was placed on decorative details. There is a walled pond on the north side of the mausoleum.
- In the immediate vicinity is the tomb of Makhdoom Shah Daulat , the most important disciple, called Choti Dargah ("small shrine") .
- The graves in the cemetery in front are covered with brightly colored cloths; Here, too, students of the Sufi master are buried.
- Ibrahim Khan, the then governor ( subahdar ) of Bihar, also built a mosque in the town center just a few years later. He himself only received a simple grave in the cemetery.
