Gursarai

Gursarai is a town and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gursarai comes in Garautha Tehsil.

Gursarai
Town
Gursarai
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25.62°N 79.18°E / 25.62; 79.18
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictJhansi
Government
  विधान सभा का सदस्य [MLA]Jawahar Lal Rajput (Bharatiya Janata Party)
  नगर पालिका अध्यक्षDevesh Paliwal
Elevation
174 m (571 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total26,857
Languages
  OfficialHindi bundeli
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
284202
Vehicle registrationUP-93

History

Gursarai famous Ekta garments and Bada mandir view with this beautiful nature and colour.
Gursarai Roads

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 Panipat. 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.


Geography

[Ektagarments-clothingstore Gursarai is located at 25.62°N 79.18°E / 25.62; 79.18.[1] It has an average elevation of 174 metres (570 feet).

Demographics

Gursarai is a Nagar Palika Parishad city in district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Gursarai city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad has population of 26,869 of which 14,127 are males while 12,742 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3266 which is 12.16% of total population of Gursarai (NPP). In Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 902 against state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Gursarai is around 851 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Gursarai city is 83.65% higher than state average of 67.68%. In Gursarai, Male literacy is around 91.75% while female literacy rate is 74.75%. Out of total population, 8,217 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 7,054 were males while 1,163 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 8217 working population, 71.71% were engaged in Main Work while 28.29% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 4,920 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

The block has 119 villages and there are total 26308 houses in this Block. Town,Gursarai Population,26,869 Hindu,85.74% Muslim,11.17% Christian,0.04% Sikh,0.02% Buddhist,0.00% Jain,2.98% Others,0.00% Not Stated,0.05%. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.86% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.01% of total population in Gursarai (NPP).

Many Doctors and Engineers, which are working all over nation and also in other countries, took primary education (up to 12th standard) from this city.

Gahoi, jain, agrawal, most of them has business as their profession and make this city as the business market that is the main source of income for this city.

Education

Education institute providing educations from elementary to colleges are available and functioning in Gursarai. The degree colleges at Gursarai are affiliated to Bundelkhand University. List of notable institutes are:

Higher education

  1. JN Modi Mahavidyalay, Moth Road
  2. Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Girls College, Garautha Road

Schools

  1. Kher Inter College Girls - Government
  2. GIC, Near Police Station.
  3. Prathmic Vidyalaya Near Police Station.
  4. Prathmic Vidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar
  5. Prathmic Vidyalaya, Near Nagar Palika
  6. St. Mary's School, ( English Medium ) Garautha Road
  7. T.M.A.R.Kher Inter College, College Chauraha
  8. Shri Kalyan Bal Vidhya Mandir, Katra Bazar
  9. Shri Mahavir Bal Shiksha Sanskaar Kendra, Budhh Bazar
  10. K.C. Jain Memorial Public School, Near Old Bus Stand
  11. S.R.S Public School - ( English Medium ), Bazar
  12. Victoria International Public School - ( English Medium ), Madori Road
  13. Vedic International School, Mandi Road.
  14. Buds N Blooms School, Bazaar

and other more than 10 schools throughout the city

Places to visit

  1. Bada Talab near Badi Mata Mandir
  2. Inderdan group of talab near petrol pump Mauranipur road
  3. Siddh baba temple
  4. Bhasneh Talab and nature reserve.

References

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