Mursan is a town and a

Nagar Panchayat A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Hathras district Hathras district (; previously called Mahamaya Nagar district) is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The city of Hathras is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of Aligarh division. The district occupies an area of ...

in the

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. The primary spoken language is a dialect of

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, which is closely related to Khariboli. In past, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was the ruler of Mursan. At present, the Chairman of Mursan is Deshraj Singh. Former King of Mursan Kingdom: * Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh

Demographics

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, 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

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Transport

* By

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, there is a small government bus stand in Mursan nearby Mursan Police Station. * By

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, there is one and only railway station in Mursan Town named as Mursan and station code is

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Geography

Mursan is located at . It has an average elevation of and is on the Hathras-Mathura road.

Nearby places

References

Cities and towns in Hathras district Quasi-princely estates of India {{Hathras-geo-stub