Mursan

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  ?Mursan
Uttar Pradesh • India
Map indicating the location of Mursan
Location of Mursan
 Mursan 
Coordinates: 27°35′N 77°56′E / 27.58, 77.93
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
Elevation

• 176 m (577 ft)
District(s) Hathras
Population 11,550 (2001)

Coordinates: 27°35′N 77°56′E / 27.58, 77.93 Mursan is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Mursan was a state located in the Hathras (Mahamaya Nagar) district. The most well-known ruler of this estate was the Jat nobleman, Raja Mahendra Pratap (1886-1979), who was popularly known as Aryan Peshwa. The third son of Raja Ghansyam Singh, he was adopted by Raja Harnarayan Singh of Hathras.

Mahendra Pratap married a lady from a Sikh family based in the princely state of Jind in Haryana.

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Mursan is located at 27.58° N 77.93° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 176 metres (577 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Mursan had a population of 11,550. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Mursan has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 46%. In Mursan, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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