Gursarai


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

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 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

Gursarai is located at. It has an average elevation of 174 metres.

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. 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 constitutes 19.86% while Schedule Tribe were 0.01% of total population in Gursarai.
Many Doctors and Engineers, which are working all over nation and also in other countries, took primary education 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

  3. Kher Inter College Girls - Government
  4. GIC, Near Police Station.
  5. Prathmic Vidyalaya Near Police Station.
  6. Prathmic Vidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar
  7. Prathmic Vidyalaya, Near Nagar Palika
  8. St. Mary's School, Garautha Road
  9. T.M.A.R.Kher Inter College, College Chauraha
  10. Shri Kalyan Bal Vidhya Mandir, Katra Bazar
  11. Shri Mahavir Bal Shiksha Sanskaar Kendra, Budhh Bazar
  12. K.C. Jain Memorial Public School, Near Old Bus Stand
  13. S.R.S Public School -, Bazar
  14. Victoria International Public School -, Madori Road
  15. Vedic International School, Mandi Road.
  16. 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.