Gursarai

Civic administration Gursarai is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gursarai comes in Garautha Tehsil.HistoryThe town was created after a grant of land was made to Mukundraj Kher, chef of the Peshwas of Malwa for his service during the second battle of Tarain. Mukundraj is widely credited as having accidentally won the battle for the peshwas by food poisoning the General of the later mughals when he visited the court of the Peshwas. An act which had the immediate consequence of the withdrawal of Mughal armies from the borders of the Malwa empire.IA statue stands in the main square at Gursarai commemorating the accidental bravery of Mukundraj.GeographyGursarai is located at. It has an average elevation of 174 metres (570 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Gursarai had a population of 50,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gursarai has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 56%. In Gursarai, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. The municipality has 25 wards.EducationEducation institute providing educations from elementary to colleges are available and functioning in Gursarai. The degree colleges at Gursarai are affiliated to Bundelkhand University. List of notable institutes are:Schools - ( Hindi and English Medium ) St. Mary's School, ( English Medium ) Garautha Road, Gursarai Kher Inter College, College Chauraha, Gursarai Shri Kalyan Bal Vidhya Mandir, Katra Bazar Gursarai Shri Mahavir Bal Shiksha Sanskaar Kendra, Bazar Gursarai K.C. Jain Memorial Public School, Near Old Bus Stand Gursarai S.R.S Public School - ( English Medium ), Bazar Gursarai Victoria International Public School - ( English Medium ), Madori Road Gursarai Excel Net Computer Education Centre Near Old Bus Stand Gursarai