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| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]<br />
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'''Sansarpur''' is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sansarpur had a population of 4061. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sansarpur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 71%. In Sansarpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Sports==<br />
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Among all the Indian villages, Sansarpur has produced the largest number of Olympians for the country. The village in its heyday produced 14 Hockey Olympic players, who represented India, Kenya and Canada at the Olympics.<ref name=":0" /> In one particular Olympics, 7 players from Sansarpur represented their respective countries. 5 from India and 2 from Kenya. In present-day Sansarpur though due to the lack of support from the Indian government and lack of facilities like astro turf, the standard of Hockey players emerging from this village is falling.<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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The village has given more than 306 International, national level hockey players to India out of which more than 200 belong to one family of village<ref>{{Cite book|title=Social cultural and educational ethos of sports: A case study of Sansarpur village in Punjab|last=Kular|first=Bhupinder Singh|publisher=Jamia Milia Islamia|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Pargat-returns-to-nursery-of-hockey/articleshow/11597092.cms|title=Pargat returns to nursery of hockey {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India|last=Jan 23|first=I. P. Singh {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2012|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-18|last3=Ist|first3=5:46}}</ref> Several of the India's notable field hockey players Sansarpur are:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://littleindia.com/the-promised-land/|title=The Promised Land :Hockey da Ghar Sansarpur|last=Alexander|first=Jeet|date=22 November 2011|website=littleindia.com|access-date=18 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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* [[Gurdev Singh (field hockey)|Gurdev Singh]] Kullar, Olympian<br />
* [[Udham Singh (field hockey)|Udham Singh]] (BSF), Olympian<br />
* [[Darshan Singh (field hockey)|Darshan Singh]] Kullar, Olympian<br />
* [[Ajit Pal Singh]] Kullar, Olympian<br />
* Colonel [[Balbir Singh Kullar]], Olympian<br />
* Colonel [[Gurmit Singh Kullar]], Olympian and Freedom Fighter<br />
* [[Balbir Singh Kular]] (Punjab police), Olympian <br />
* [[Tarsem Singh (field hockey)|Tarsem Singh]] (BSF), Olympian<br />
* [[Jagjit Singh (field hockey)|Jagjit Singh]], Olympian<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sansarpur.blogspot.com/ Sansarpur, a golden village]<br />
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{{Jalandhar district}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Jalandhar district]]<br />
[[Category:Census towns in Jalandhar district]]<br />
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