Manickpur is a small village in the Vasai (Bassein) township of the Palghar district in the Maharashtra, India.

It is also said that many South Indians settled here due to the proximity of Bombay (as it was earlier known) which was rich in terms of industries, mills, and factories.

Manickpur is situated on a hillock and the base is of stone; therefore, it is believed to have very strong foundations.

The main inhabitants of the village of Manickpur can be subdivided into four categories: Kunbi, Khumbar, Vadval, and Agri.

Starting from the Parvati Cross to the Chowk, Fadbao, Kharbao, Chinchkombda to Naupada is where they originally built their houses.

Khumbars lived across the Talao or the pond of Manickpur in line with Church Road as the materials for making earthenware were easily found here.

Kunbis found their spouses in the nearby villages of Chulne, Gokhivere, and mostly within Manickpur.

The number of people of Manickpur actually working in the salt pans was very low, but those engaged in associated activities were high.

Sutar-Ali (carpenters), Kumbhar-Ali (potters), and Agris (Salt farming and fishing) were engaged in their traditional activities.

The Jesuits lived in the Vasai Fort and had the parishes of Papdy, Sandor and Manickpur in their control.

Alexeo Menezes, Archbishop of Goa, then bifurcated the parishes of Manickpur and Sandor.

The land used to build the chapel at Manickpur was donated by a Portuguese lady, Dona Ines Francisca, to the Jesuits in 1572.