Bir Chandra Manikya is regarded as the architect of modern Agartala city.

[2] More than 100 years after his death, the Maharaja's Foto ka Karkhana, a fully equipped studio, came to light in Madho Niwas, inside the palace.

[4]The Tagore family had links with the princes of Tripura since the time Dwarkanath Tagore but the relationship between the two families was closest during the time of Bir Chandra's reign.

Three important works of Rabindranath Tagore — Mukuta (1885), Rajarshi (c. 1885), and Visarjana (1890) were directly influenced by his association with the royal family of Tripura.

[5] Bir Chandra Manikya was also one of the main characters of the novel Prathom Alo (প্রথম আলো) by Sunil Gangopadhyay.