Kurkanda

Kurkanda (कुरकण्डा) or Kursanda (कुरसण्डा) is a large village in tahsil Sadabad of Hathras district^[1] in Uttar Pradesh.

Jat Gotras

Agre/Hunga

Population

According to 2011 Census, the population of Kursanda village was 14,496 (Males: 7851, Females: 6645).

History

Mathura, a Gazetteer 1984 (p.272-273) mentions as, Kursanda is rather a group of villages than a single village, which lie close to the Aligarh-Agra metalled road, three miles south of Sadabad and twenty-three miles east of Muttra, in 27° 24' N. and 7 8° 2' E. The village was first settled by a Jat of the Haga got, (p.273) Puran Chand, who bestowed part of the land on his family priest, Chandu Pande. Their descendants still hold the bulk of the village, which has an area of 4,541 acres and is assessed to a revenue demand of Rs. 15,994. Kursanda was the home of the outlaw Deo Karan, who plundered Sadabad in the Mutiny and was subsequently, along with Zalim of the same village, hanged for rebellion. The village contains a primary school and is an old market town of some importance, bazar days being Sundays and Thursdays. The population of the combined hamlets, amounted to 5,625 souls in 1881 , and in 1901 the number of the inhabitants had risen to 6,663. Out of which 6193 were Hindus, 382 Muhammadans and 88 of other religions, chiefly Jains. Jats are the numerically stronger Hindu caste.

Notable persons

Deokaran Jat (Hanga) - A great freedom fighter and Martyr from this village, contributed and sacrificed in 1857 revolt of Indian Independence.^[2]
Zalim Singh Jat (Agre)- He fought in freedom struggle for independence of India 1857 along with Ch. Deokaran Singh Ji, hanged by britishers.^[3]
Rajendra Singh Chaudhari (Aga) - Accountant The radha Swami Urban Cooperative Bank, Agra. Ph. 0562-6548254, Mob: 9358510048 ^[4]
Chaudhary Digambar Singh (Agre), from Kursanda (Mathura), was Member of Parliament elected to 3rd (1962), 4th (1967) and 7th Lok Sabha (1980) from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

Gallery

Ch. Deokaran Singh- A great martyr in revolt of 1857, who was hanged by Britishers, belongs to village Kursanda.^[5]
Ch. Zalim Singh of village Kurkanda (Sadabad, Hathras) was hanged by Britishers along with Deokaran Singh for revolting in 1857 Independece moment of India.^[6] Dated, 01-11-1857
Chaudhary Digambar Singh (Agre) descend of Baba Deokaran Jat was Member of Parliament elected to 3rd (1962), 4th (1967) and 7th Lok Sabha (1980) from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.^[7]