Mukundapur

Mukundapur Nepal
मुकुन्दपुर
Mukundapur Nepal
Location in Nepal
Mukundapur Nepal
Mukundapur Nepal (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°42′N 84°19′E / 27.70°N 84.31°E / 27.70; 84.31
Country   Nepal
ZoneLumbini Zone
DistrictNawalparasi District
Population
 (2011)
  Total
13,027
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Mukundapur is a town in Gaidakot Municipality in eastern part of Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, Gaidakot, Nawalparasi, VDCs. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7631. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the VDC had a population of 13,027 (Male:6,254 and Female:6,773) living in 3,023 houses. The VDC is historically important as the "Mukundasen Palace" built by King Madimukundasen of Palpa lies here. The VDC is named after this Palace.