Mursan

Mursan
town
Mursan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Mursan Mursan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°35′N77°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  (2011)
• Total	13,637
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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 primary spoken language is a dialect of Hindi, Braj Bhasha, which is closely related to Khariboli. It is the birth place of Indian independence activist and nobel peace prize nominee, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh. ^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 13,637, with 7,302 males and 6,335 females. The literacy rate was 65.73%, with male literacy at 72.49% and female literacy at 57.95%. The sex ratio was 868 females per 1,000 males, and the child sex ratio was 862. ^[2]

Notable people

• Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, ^[1] Indian independence activist, politician, journalist and educationist

Transport

• By Roadways, there is a small government bus stand in Mursan nearby Mursan Police Station.
• By Railways, there is one and only railway station in Mursan Town named as Mursan and station code is MSN.

Geography

Mursan is located at 27°35′N77°56′E / 27.58°N 77.93°E / 27.58; 77.93 . It has an average elevation of 176 metres (577 ft) and is on the Hathras-Mathura road.

Nearby places

City	Distance from Mursan town	Direction from Mursan town
Hathras	12 km (7.5 mi)	Towards the east
Raya	16 km (9.9 mi)	Towards the west
Iglas	17 km (11 mi)	Towards the north
Sadabad	21 km (13 mi)	Towards the southeast
Sasni	26 km (16 mi)	Towards the northeast
Mathura	32 km (20 mi)	Towards the west
Aligarh	48 km (30 mi)	Towards the northeast
Agra	55 km (34 mi)	Towards the southeast

References

1. "Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, Unsung Hero and Envoy Extraordinaire For India's Freedom". The Wire. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
2. "UTTAR PRADESH 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.