Kurwai

Coordinates: 24°7′2″N 78°2′18″E / 24.11722°N 78.03833°E / 24.11722; 78.03833
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Kurwai
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Kurwai is a town and a

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History

Dangi king 15 satabdi kurwai The town of Kurwai was founded by mohm. Diler khan in 1715 of Kurwai State[citation needed]

Kurwai was formerly a Muslim

Dost Muhammad Khan, who founded the nearby Bhopal State.[2] 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 loceted on 24°07′N 78°02′E / 24.11°N 78.03°E / 24.11; 78.03. It has an average elevation of 483 

feet).[3] Kurwai is Loceted on 140 km away from state capital Bhopal and banks of Betwa River
.

Demographics

As of 2011 census,[4] Kurwai tehsil has a population of 158909. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. 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 km2 with population density of 189 per km2.Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area.There are 226 villages and 1 towns 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.[5]

Transport

The nearest airport is Bhopal.

Nearest Railway Station Is Mandi Bamora And Nearby Junction Is Bina Junction.

References

External links

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