Mursan


Mursan is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

The most well-known ruler of this estate was the Jat nobleman, Raja Mahendra Pratap, 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 Sidhu Jat sikh family based in the princely state of Jind in Haryana.

Demographics

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.