Maner

Maner Sharif
—  city  —
Maner Sharif Location of Maner Sharif in Bihar and India
Coordinates	25°39′N 84°53′E / 25.65°N 84.88°E / 25.65; 84.88Coordinates: 25°39′N 84°53′E / 25.65°N 84.88°E / 25.65; 84.88
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Patna
Population	26,912 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 54 metres (177 ft)
Footnotes Main article Maner Sharif
Website	patna.nic.in

Maner (Hindi: मनेर, Urdu: منیر) is a city and a notified area in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[1], Maner had a population of 26,912. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Maner has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 42%. In Maner, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Srikant Nirala of RJD won the Maner seat (assembly constituency no. 192) defeating Sacchidanand Rai of JD(U) in October 2005 and February 2005. Bhai Birendra of SAP defeated Srikat Nirala of RJD in 2000. Srikant Nirala representing Janata Dal defeated Bhai Birendra (Independent) in 1995. Srikant Nirala representing Congress defeated Suryadeo Tyagi of Janata Dal in 1990. Rajmati devi representing Congress defeated Suryadeo Tyagi representing LKD in 1985. Ram Nagina Singh (Independent) defeated Suryadeo Tyagi of Janata Party (SC) in 1980. Suryadeo Tyagi representing Janata Party defeated Ram Nagina Singh representing Congress in 1977. ^[2]

Maner assembly constituency is part of Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[3]

187 Maner assembly constituency covers Maner community development block; and Aanandpur, Kateshar, Sikandarpur, Parev, Daulatpur Simri, Mushepur, Shri Rampur, Bihta, Dayalpur Daulatpur, Purshottampur Painathi, Bishunpura, Raghopur, Amhara, Kanchanpur Kharagpur, Sadisopur, Painal, Bela, Neora, Makhdoompur and Shri Chandpur gram panchayats of Bihta CD Block.^[4]

See also

• Maner Sharif
• Makhdoom Yahya Maneri
• Maner Sweets

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
2. ^ "192 - Maner Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp192.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-05. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "General Election 2009 Assembly constituencies". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. http://www.indiastudychannel.com/india/loksabha/635-Pataliputra.aspx. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
4. ^ "Order No. 48, 2007". Delimitation Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/delim/Draft/Bihar/Order%20&%20Notification_English_.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-04.