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Kurwai
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Coordinates: 24°7′2″N 78°2′18″E / 24.11722°N 78.03833°E / 24.11722; 78.03833
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Vidisha
Population
• Total	24,000 (approx)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kurwai is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Vidisha district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. its also tehsil headquarter and assembly constituency.

History

The town of Kurwai was founded by Mohm Diler Khan of Kurwai State in 1715.

Kurwai was formerly a Muslim princely state of British India. In 1892, the state was 368 km in area, and at the time boasted a population of 30,631. The state, which came under British sovereignty in the early nineteenth century, was founded in 1713 by Mohammed Diler Khan, an Afghan pashtun from the Orakzai tribe rising through merit in the Mughal Army. Diler Khan was a cousin of Dost Muhammad Khan, who founded the nearby Bhopal State. His descendants ruled the state until 15 June 1948, when the last ruling Nawab acceded to the Indian Government. Kurwai became part of the newly created state of Madhya Bharat, and was added to Vidisha District. Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.

Geography

Kurwai is located at 24°07′N 78°02′E / 24.11°N 78.03°E / 24.11; 78.03. It has an average elevation of 483 metres (1584 feet). Kurwai is Located 140 km away from the state capital Bhopal and banks of Betwa River.

Demographics

As of a 2011 census, Kurwai Tehsil has a population of 158909. 52% of the Kurwai population is made up by males, while 48% is made up by females. Kurwai has an average literacy rate of 62.28%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70.29%, and female literacy is 53.37%. The sex-ratio of Kurwai Tehsil is around 899 compared to 931 which is average of Madhya Pradesh state.The total area of Kurwai is 839.07 km with population density of 189 per km.Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area.There are 226 villages and 1 town in Kurwai Tehsil.

Assembly constituency

Kurwai is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 1977, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies.

Transport

The nearest airport is Bhopal. The nearest railway station is Mandi Bamora and the nearest junction is Bina Junction.

References

1. "तहसील | जिला विदिशा, मध्यप्रदेश शासन | इंडिया".
2. Abida Sultaan (2004). Memoirs of a rebel princess (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579958-3.
3. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kurwai, India".
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "CEO MP :: CEO Office". Archived from the original on 1 December 2015.

External links

• Audio with Princess Abida Sultaan of Bhopal

• Vidisha District

• Cities and towns in Vidisha district