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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gursarai
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.62|N|79.18|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhansi district|Jhansi]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 174
| population_total = 26857
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 284202
| registration_plate = UP-93
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[bundeli]]
| official_name =
| leader_title1 = नगर पालिका अध्यक्ष
| leader_name1 = Devesh Paliwal
| leader_title = विधान सभा का सदस्य [MLA]
| leader_name = Jawahar Lal Rajpoot
| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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'''Gursarai''' is a city and [[Municipal Council (India)|municipal board]] in the [[Jhansi district]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Gursarai is situated in the [[Garautha|Garautha Tehsil]].

==History==
[[File:Gursarai photo.jpg|alt=gursarai temple|thumb|Gursarai is known for the Bada Mandir view with its scenery and colour.]]
[[File:GURSARAI ROADS.jpg|thumb|Gursarai Roads]]
The town of Gursarai was founded with a grant of land given to  the chief of the [[Peshwas]] of [[Malwa]] for his service during the [[Second Battle of Panipat]]. [[Mukundraj]] supposedly won the battle for the [[Peshwa|Peshwas]] by poisoning the food of a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] General when the latter visited the [[Peshwa]] court. This act led to the withdrawal of Mughal armies from the borders of the [[Malwa Empire]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

== Geography ==
[[File:ST.MARYS SCHOOL.jpg|thumb|St. Mary's School, Gursarai]]
Gursarai is situated in [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It has the geographical coordinates 25° 37' 0" N, 79° 11' 0" E. Its original name was Pilaingura ({{Lang-hi|पिलाइंगुरा}}).

==Demographics==
Gursarai is a [[Nagar Palika Parishad]] (Municipal Board) city in the district of [[Jhansi district|Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The city is divided into 25 wards, in which elections are held every five years. As of 2011, the population of Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad was 26,869, with 14,127 males and 12,742 females, as described in the [[2011 Census of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gursarai NPP {{!}} District Jhansi, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://jhansi.nic.in/public-utility/gursarai/|access-date=2020-11-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

There are 3266 children aged 0-6 in Gursarai, comprising 12.16% of the population. The female sex ratio is 902 compared to the average of 912 in Uttar Pradesh. The child sex ratio in Gursarai is around 851 females per 1,000 males, compared to an Uttar Pradesh state average of 902 females per 1,000 males. The [[literacy rate]] in Gursarai is 83.65%, which is higher than the state average of 67.68%. Male literacy is around 91.75% and female literacy is around 74.75%.

8,217 people in Gursarai are officially engaged in work or business activities, of which 7,054 are males and 1,163 are females. Of the total working population, 71.71% of workers were engaged in 'main work' while 28.29% of workers were engaged in 'marginal work.'

The Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad (Gursarai Municipal Board) has administration over 4,920 houses, to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewage. It is also authorized to build roads within the Nagar Palika Parishad area and impose taxes on properties under its jurisdiction.
== Religion ==
Table showing the religious composition of Gursarai:
{| class="wikitable"
!Religion
!Percentage
!Number of People
|-
|Hindu
|85.74%
|23037
|-
|Muslim
|11.17%
|3001
|-
|Jain
|2.98%
|801
|-
|Christian
|0.04%
|107
|-
|Sikh
|0.02%
|54
|-
|Buddhist
|0.00%
|n/a
|-
|Other
|0.00%
|n/a
|-
|Not Stated
|0.05%
|134
|}

== Education ==
K-12 education and schools of higher education are available in Gursarai. The degree colleges in Gursarai are affiliated with [[Bundelkhand University]].

=== Higher education ===

* JN Modi Mahavidyalaya
* Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Girls College

=== Schools ===
* Kher Inter College Girls
* GIC
* Prathmik Vidyalaya
* St. Mary's School
* T.M.A.R.Kher Inter College
* Shree Kalyan Bal Vidhya Mandir
* Shree Mahaveer Bal Shiksha Sanskar Kendra
* K.C. Jain Memorial Public School
* S.R.S Public School
* Victoria International Public School
*Vedic International School
* Buds N Blooms School

== Significant Locations ==
*Bada Talab near Badi Mata Mandir
*Inderdan group of Talab near petrol pump on Mauranipur Road
*[[Siddha Baba Temple]]
*Bhasneh Talab and nature reserve
*[[Hulki Mata Mandir]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Jhansi district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jhansi district]]
[[Category:Bundelkhand]]

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