Mursan

Mursan
Mursan
town
	Mursan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Mursan Mursan (India)
	Coordinates: 27.58°N 77.93°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hathras
Elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,637
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-86
Website	up.gov.in

Mursan is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The primary spoken language is a dialect of Hindi, Braj Bhasha, which is closely related to Khariboli. In past, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was the ruler of Mursan. At present, the Chairman of Mursan is Rajnish Kushwaha.

Former Chairmen of Mursan:

Lal Ji Saraswat
Giriraj Kishor Sharma
Deshraj Singh Bhola

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] 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.

Notable people

Raja Mahendra Pratap

Transport

By Roadways, there is a small government but stand in Mursan nearby Mursan Police Station.
By Railways, there is one and only railway station in Mursan Town named as Mursan and station code is MSN.

Geography

Mursan is located at 27.58°N 77.93°E / 27.58; 77.93. It has an average elevation of 176 metres (577 ft) and is on the Hathrsa-Mathura road.

Nearby places


City	Distance from Mursan town	Direction from Mursan town
Hathras	12 km (7.5 mi)	Towards the east
Raya	16 km (9.9 mi)	Towards the west
Iglas	17 km (11 mi)	Towards the north
Sadabad	21 km (13 mi)	Towards the southeast
Sasni	26 km (16 mi)	Towards the northeast
Mathura	32 km (20 mi)	Towards the west
Aligarh	48 km (30 mi)	Towards the northeast
Agra	55 km (34 mi)	Towards the southeast

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.