Kundalpur, Bihar
Kundalpur is a village in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is the birthplace of Gautam Swami, the chief disciple of Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankar in Jainism. There are beautiful temples dedicated to Mahavira, Rishabhdev and Gautam Swami located here along with many other ancient temples.
Kundalpur | |
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Village | |
.jpg.webp) Kundalpur Jain temple | |
  Kundalpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25.1473°N 85.4480°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
It is situated about 2.5 km from Ancient Nalanda Mahavihara and is very close to Ancient Sun Temple famed village of Bargaon. It is located about 11 km away from Bihar Sharif , the district headquarters and nearest City while Patna, the state capital is 80 km away.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Kundalpur had a population of 1640 in 321 households. Males constitute 52.31% of the population and females 47.68%. Kundalpur has an average literacy rate of 42.56%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 62.46%, and female literacy is 37.53%. In Kundalpur, 18.59% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]