Mohanpur, Darbhanga

For other uses, see Mohanpur.
Mohanpur
موہن پور
village
Country  India
State Bihar
Languages
  Official Maithili, Hindi, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sara Mohanpur (also called Mohanpur) is a village in Darbhanga District of Bihar. It is located 4 km from Darbhanga Railway Station.

Sara Mohanpur is famous for the palatial Mohanpur House and the garden/orchard surrounding it. Mohanpur House belonged to Late Shri Mukund Jha. In the year, 1972, Late Shri Mukund Jha donated Mohanpur House to Government of Bihar for establishing an Ayurvedic College.[1]

Initially, Mohanpur House served as the head office of L N Mithila University from 1972 to 1975. Thereafter Maharani Rameshwari Bhartiya Chikitsa Vigyan Sansthan was established and functions at this house. This institute was named after wife of Maharaja Rameshwar Singh, the second last Maharaja of Darbhanga.

This institute is affiliated to Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University and offers courses leading to award of degree of BAMS.

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Coordinates: 26°10′21″N 85°55′52″E / 26.172545°N 85.931229°E / 26.172545; 85.931229

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