Ranipatti Estate

The Ranipatti Estate (1775–1949) was a zamindari estate of Yadav (Ahir) in erstwhile Bhagalpur district (now in Madhepura) of Bihar, India.[1][2] It was one of the prominent zamindar family of Kosi region.[3] Mandal title was used by the landlord of Ranipatti, which means the head of the village.[4]

The chieftains of Ranipatti had zamindari of 56 mauza (revenue villages), which was spread with an area of thousands acres in the modern-day districts of Madhepura, Saharsa and Bhagalpur.

Origin and History

The estate of Ranipatti was controlled by Majhraut Ahir zamindars. The Kosi and it's adjoining region was once dominated by the Majhraut clan of Ahirs and many zamindaris were in the hands of this clan.

The Ranipatti Zamindar family had close links with the Zamindars of the Murho Estate and both these Zamindar families were the most prominent families of the Kosi region, who has played a major role in the development of the region since the pre-independence period.

List of Zamindars

  • Shree Baburam Mandal
  • Babu Dwarka Prasad Mandal
  • Babu Jai Narayan Mandal
  • Babu Bhupendra Narayan Mandal

See also

References

  1. Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1965). Bihar District Gazetteers. Superintendant, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
  2. Datta, Kalikinkar (1957). History of the Freedom Movement in Bihar. Government of Bihar.
  3. Jha, Shashi Shekhar (1972). Political Elite in Bihar. Vora. ISBN 978-0-8426-0365-2.
  4. Hunter, William Wilson (1875). A Statistical Account of Bengal: Districts of the 24 Parganas and Sundarbans. Trübner & Company.