Gursarai is a city and

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in the

Jhansi district Jhansi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Jhansi is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to th ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. Gursarai is situated in the Garautha Tehsil. An emerging city in Jhansi District With having an old and established market, it's a lifeline for the nearby village people who come and sell their farm produces.

History

The town of Gursarai was founded with a grant of land given to the chief of the

Peshwas The Peshwa (Pronunciation: e(ː)ʃʋaː was the appointed (later becoming hereditary) prime minister of the Maratha Empire of the Indian subcontinent. Originally, the Peshwas served as subordinates to the Chhatrapati (the Maratha king); later ...

Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syn ...

for his service during the Second Battle of Panipat.

Mukundraj Mukundraj ( IAST: Mukundarāja) was one of the earliest Marathi literary figures poet. Some earlier scholars dated him to the 12th century. Scholars do not have unanimity among them about the place where Mukundraj mostly lived. He was probably ...

supposedly won the battle for the

by poisoning the food of a Mughal General when the latter visited the

Peshwa The Peshwa (Pronunciation: e(ː)ʃʋaː was the appointed (later becoming hereditary) prime minister of the Maratha Empire of the Indian subcontinent. Originally, the Peshwas served as subordinates to the Chhatrapati (the Maratha king); later ...

court. This act led to the withdrawal of Mughal armies from the borders of the Malwa Empire.

Geography

Gursarai is situated in

Jhansi Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative head ...

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. It has the geographical coordinates 25° 37' 0" N, 79° 11' 0" E. Its original name was Pilaingura ().

Demographics

Gursarai is a

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(Municipal Board) city in the district of

. The city is divided into 25 wards, in which elections are held every five years. As of 2011, the population of Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad was 26,869, with 14,127 males and 12,742 females, as described in the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

. There are 3266 children aged 0-6 in Gursarai, comprising 12.16% of the population. The female sex ratio is 902 compared to the average of 912 in Uttar Pradesh. The child sex ratio in Gursarai is around 851 females per 1,000 males, compared to an Uttar Pradesh state average of 902 females per 1,000 males. The

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

in Gursarai is 83.65%, which is higher than the state average of 67.68%. Male literacy is around 91.75% and female literacy is around 74.75%. 8,217 people in Gursarai are officially engaged in work or business activities, of which 7,054 are males and 1,163 are females. Of the total working population, 71.71% of workers were engaged in 'main work' while 28.29% of workers were engaged in 'marginal work.' The Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad (Gursarai Municipal Board) has administration over 4,920 houses, to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewage. It is also authorized to build roads within the Nagar Palika Parishad area and impose taxes on properties under its jurisdiction.

Religion

Table showing the religious composition of Gursarai:

Education

K-12 education and schools of higher education are available in Gursarai. The degree colleges in Gursarai are affiliated with

Bundelkhand University Bundelkhand University is a State university based in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1975, it has professional, technical and vocational study programmes along with facilities for research. Administration The chancellor of the univ ...

Higher education

* JN Modi Mahavidyalaya * Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Girls College

Schools

* Kher Inter College Girls * GIC * Prathmik Vidyalaya * St. Mary's School * T.M.A.R.Kher Inter College * Shree Kalyan Bal Vidhya Mandir * Shree Mahaveer Bal Shiksha Sanskar Kendra * K.C. Jain Memorial Public School * S.R.S Public School *Vedic International School * Buds N Blooms School

Significant Locations

*Bada Talab near Badi Mata Mandir *Inderdan group of Talab near petrol pump on Mauranipur Road *Siddha Baba Temple, Earch Road. *Bhasneh Talab and nature reserve *Hulki Mata Mandir

References

{{Jhansi district Cities and towns in Jhansi district Bundelkhand