The "MANUU: Handwritten Urdu OCR Dataset" is an extensive and meticulously curated collection to advance OCR (Optical Character Recognition) for handwritten Urdu letters, digits, and words. The compilation of the dataset has been conducted methodically, ensuring that it encompasses a wide variety of handwritten instances. This comprehensive collection enables the construction and assessment of strong models for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems specifically designed for the complexities of the Urdu script.