Gursarai is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district

Jhansi District

Jhansi District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town 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 the south by Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh state, to...

 in the India

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History

The town was created after a grant of land was made to Mukundraj Kher, chef of the Peshwas of Malwa for his service during the second battle of Tarain. Mukundraj is widely credited as having accidentally won the battle for the peshwas by food poisoning the General of the later mughals when he visited the court of the Peshwas. An act which had the immediate consequence of the withdrawal of Mughal armies from the borders of the Malwa empire.

A statue stands in the main square at Gursarai commemorating the accidental bravery of Mukundraj.

Geography

Gursarai is located at 25.62°N 79.18°E. It has an average elevation of 174 metres (570 feet).

Demographics

India census

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, Gursarai had a population of 22,991. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gursarai has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 56%. In Gursarai, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic administration

the water supply arrangement of this city is from a pond at Bhasneh Village at 8 km from Gursarai. From the last three years this town is suffering from acute water crisis

People and Culture

People of this town are calm. There is no big public sector unit or Industries in the town, so life is a bit slow there. Gursarai has everything people need there. Colleges, Kher Inter College( Since 1949 ) and Govt. Girls Inter College are
two prestigious colleges
Young crowd use to gather at some common place such as GIC Ground and Siddan Temple ( 2 km from town ).