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| image_caption = Kundalpur Jain temple<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Bihar<br />
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'''Kundalpur''' is a village in [[Nalanda District|Nalanda]] district in the Indian state of [[Bihar]].It is the birthplace of Lord 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. <br />
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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.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of [[2011 census of India|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/final_pca.aspx|title=Census of India 2011|access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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== Tourism ==<br />
{{Main|Jain temple, Kundalpur (Bihar)}}<br />
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Kundalpur is believed to birthplace of [[Mahavira]], the 24th [[Tirthankara]] of Jainism,{{sfn|Bajwa|Kaur|2007|p=211}} and one of the most important Jain pilgrimage centres of Bihar and proposed to be developed as part of the Jain circuit.{{sfn|Shukla|Kulshreshtha|2019|p=211}}{{sfn|Chaudhary|2003}}<br />
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==References==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book | last1=Bajwa | first1=Jagir Singh | last2=Kaur | first2=Ravinder | url={{Google books|TVXCiwdwPxsC|page=211|plain-url=yes}} | title=Tourism Management | publisher=APH Publishing | year=2007 | isbn=9788131300473 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last1=Shukla | first1=U. N. | last2=Kulshreshtha | first2=Sharad Kumar | url={{Google books|58OkDwAAQBAJ|page=105|plain-url=yes}} | title=Emerging Trends in Indian Tourism and Hospitality: Transformation and Innovation | publisher=Copal Publishing Group | location=[[Uttar Pradesh]] | year=2019 | isbn=9789383419760 }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Chaudhary | first=Pranava K. | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/row-over-mahaviras-birthplace/articleshow/232215.cms | title=Row over Mahavira’s birthplace | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=14 October 2003 | access-date=16 August 2021 }}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in West Champaran district]]<br />
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