Kurwai is a town and a
Nagar Panchayat in
Vidisha district in the
Indian
state of
Madhya Pradesh.
History
The town of Kurwai was founded by mohm. Diler khan in 1715 of
Kurwai State
Kurwai was formerly a Muslim
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
of
British India. The state was 368 km² in area and in 1892 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.
Demographics
India
census,
Kurwai had a population of 13,737. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kurwai has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kurwai, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
The nearest airport is
Bhopal.
Nearest Railway Station Is Mandi Bamora And Nearby Junction Is Bina
References
External links
Audio with Princess Abida Sultaan of Bhopal
{{Bhopal Division
Cities and towns in Vidisha district