Sursara, also known as Sursura is a village in

Kishangarh Kishangarh is a city and a Municipal Council located in the Ajmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the historic capital of the Kishangarh State, founded in 1611 AD by Kishan Singh of the Rathore clan of Rajputs. It is served ...

tehsil in

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in the

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n state of

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, situated 8 km south of Rupangarh town on Parbatsar - Kishangarh road. This is the place where the

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folk-deity

Tejaji Veer Tejaji (29 January 1074 - 28 August 1103) “ ''As per historians, he was born on Friday, Magha Shukla 14 samvat 1130 (29 January 1074)''. also known as Tejaji Maharaj, or simply Tejaji, was a great warrior, social reformer, cow protector ...

died from a snakebite when he back on the way after fighting with the enemies on 28 August 1103.

Geography

Sursura is located 16 km north from

on Parbatsar Road. It has Rupangarh in its north, Kishangarh in south and Harmara in east. It has an average elevation of 416 meters (1365 ft). Sursura has a hot

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. March to July are summer months and the temperature goes up to 45 °C. The winter months of October to February are mild and pleasant, with minimum temperature 0°, and with little or no humidity.

Infrastructure

There is gau shala. There are four government schools in Sursura. There is also a Dharamshala in front of

tejaji Veer Tejaji (29 January 1074 - 28 August 1103) “ ''As per historians, he was born on Friday, Magha Shukla 14 samvat 1130 (29 January 1074)''. also known as Tejaji Maharaj, or simply Tejaji, was a great warrior, social reformer, cow protector ...

's Temple in which life of Tejaji is depicted, as well as Dadu's Temple and Tejaji's Temple.

Demography

Sursura is home of 1100 families and population of about 8,000. Majority of population are

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s and small minority is

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and Sindhi.

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and

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are majorly spoken languages.

Transport

The village is centrally located. State Highway 7 links Kishangarh and Parbatsar, passes through Sursura. It is also connected to Harmara. Bus service is operated from the bus stand situated at main entrance.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Ajmer district

Geography

Infrastructure

Demography

Transport

See also

References