[1] Rangmahal Mankar is an ancient rich place in East Burdwan district.

The ancestor of this dynasty was Dubey, a native of Kanauj of the northern India.

His successors were Manorath Dubey and Srikanth Dubey.This Srikanta Dubey came from Kanauj to Chandrakona in Medinipur after receiving initiation(diksha) by the Radhaballav Sampraday in Mathura and received the title of Goswami.

Pandit Shyamsunder Goswami initiated(Guru Diksha) to Maharaja Jagatram Rai and his wife Brajkishori Devi and came to live in Khandari village near Mankar.

Bhaktalal Goswami, son of Shyamsunder Goswami, initiated (Guru Diksha) to Maharaja Kirti chand Rai of Burdwan and his son Chitra sen Rai.

As Gurudakshina in 1129 BS (1722 AD) the village of Mankar Raipur got Brahmottar from Maharaja Kirti chand.

On the day of Uttarayan Sankranti in 1135 BS, (1729AD) the deity 'Radhaballav Jew' was placed in the newly built Navaratna temple.

sahitya-samrat Bankim chandra Chattopadhyay praised Hitlal Mishra's Gita in his Bangadarshan.

The Bengali readers are especially indebted to him for that.” The name of Hitlal Mishra is still mentioned in the introduction to the essay 'Srimadbhagavatgita' of Bankim's works.

Zamindar Hitlal Mishra's erudition and Bhagwat's generosity made him secular.

He also donated 15 bighas of Niskar land and a pond for making aju to meet the expenses.

His contribution to the establishment of Mankar High English School was undeniable.

In order to alleviate the water crisis, he built Krishnaganga Dighi in imitation of Krishnasayar of Burdwan.

Therefore, in 1879 AD, his grandson (daughter's son) Rajkrishna Dixit became the next zamindar of Hitlal Mishra.

For his protest and courage, The Hitabadi organization rewarded Zamindar Rajkrishna Dixit with ivory stick, silver medals and shawls.

Jadbendra Panja, Nirod Mitra, Jiten Chowdhury, Girija Prasad Bhattacharya, Fakir Chandra Roy, these revolutionaries used to come to Rangmahal secretly.

Zamindar Radhakanta Dixit used to sell some parts of the zamindari and secretly help the revolutionaries.

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas.

As per the 2011 Census of India Mankar had a total population of 10,370, of which 5,290 (51%) were males and 5,080 (49%) were females.