Mursan

Mursan
town
Mursan Show map of Uttar Pradesh Mursan Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°35′N 77°56′E / 27.58°N 77.93°E / 27.58; 77.93Coordinates: 27°35′N 77°56′E / 27.58°N 77.93°E / 27.58; 77.93
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hathras
Elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	11,550
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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 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.

As of 2001^[update] India census, 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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