Kurwai Tehsil - Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
Kurwai is an administrative tehsil in the Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kurwai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Mandi Bamora, while the nearest airport is Raja Bhoj International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 93.2 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 839 km², including 834.83 km² rural area and 4.24 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 898 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Kurwai Tehsil
Kurwai Tehsil has a total of 159 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adalpur | Rural | Bhourasa |
| 2 | Agasod | Rural | Baretha |
| 3 | Akhai | Rural | Basoda |
| 4 | Andeli | Rural | Basoda |
| 5 | Awakhedi | Rural | Talapar |
| 6 | Bakwara | Rural | Letni |
| 7 | Bamori | Rural | Karaiya |
| 8 | Bandora | Rural | Basoda |
| 9 | Baretha | Rural | Baretha |
| 10 | Barethi | Rural | Baretha |
| 11 | Barkheda | Rural | Kankar |
| 12 | Barkheda | Rural | Barkheda Layra |
| 13 | Barodiya | Rural | Dadurar |
| 14 | Barri | Rural | Dhuva |
| 15 | Barual | Rural | Barual |
| 16 | Barwai | Rural | Barwai |
| 17 | Basoda | Rural | Basoda |
| 18 | Bazirabad | Rural | Vajeerabad |
| 19 | Belai | Rural | Talapar |
| 20 | Berkhedi | Rural | Veerpur |
| 21 | Berkhedi | Rural | Rajpur |
| 22 | Bhagoda | Rural | Barkheda Layra |
| 23 | Bhaiswaya | Rural | Bhaisvaya |
| 24 | Bharri | Rural | Bhaisvaya |
| 25 | Bhatoli | Rural | Padochha |
| 26 | Bhonrasa | Rural | Bhourasa |
| 27 | Bhugawali | Rural | Siravali |
| 28 | Biloda | Rural | Karai Bairkhedi |
| 29 | Bothi | Rural | Vajeerabad |
| 30 | Bothighat | Rural | Lachayara |
| 31 | Bukhara | Rural | Pnabar (Hinota) |
| 32 | Chheerkheda | Rural | Chhirkheda |
| 33 | Chhitapur | Rural | Piklon |
| 34 | Dadurar | Rural | Dadurar |
| 35 | Dangi Kumhariya | Rural | Naukund |
| 36 | Devli | Rural | Devli |
| 37 | Dharu Khedi | Rural | Dharukhedi |
| 38 | Dhuwa | Rural | Dhuva |
| 39 | Dunatar | Rural | Jargunva |
| 40 | Fatehpur | Rural | Fatepur |
| 41 | Fathanpur | Rural | Vajeerabad |
| 42 | Gadru | Rural | Pitholi |
| 43 | Galfara Khedi | Rural | Ishakhedi |
| 44 | Gambhiriya | Rural | Talapar |
| 45 | Gammoo Khedi | Rural | Devli |
| 46 | Ghosua | Rural | Shekhpur |
| 47 | Ghurawali | Rural | Ishakhedi |
| 48 | Girwasa | Rural | Dadurar |
| 49 | Gitola | Rural | Nagvasa |
| 50 | Gudawal | Rural | Gudaval |
| 51 | Guwari | Rural | Madaukhedi |
| 52 | Harsaddokhedi | Rural | Bhaisvaya |
| 53 | Hinota | Rural | Pnabar (Hinota) |
| 54 | Ikoda | Rural | Rajpur |
| 55 | Imaliya | Rural | Imaliya |
| 56 | Isakhedi | Rural | Ishakhedi |
| 57 | Jamnapur | Rural | Bhourasa |
| 58 | Jargawan | Rural | Jargunva |
| 59 | Jarha | Rural | Basoda |
| 60 | Jhaganiya | Rural | Jhagariya |
| 61 | Jhagar | Rural | Khajuriya Jageer |
| 62 | Jonakhedi | Rural | Siravali |
| 63 | Junaihiya Khedi | Rural | Kachhi Kumhariya |
| 64 | Kachhaua | Rural | Lachayara |
| 65 | Kachhi Kumhariya | Rural | Kachhi Kumhariya |
| 66 | Kachhpura | Rural | Pairakhedi |
| 67 | Kakarua | Rural | Nagvasa |
| 68 | Kalaryai | Rural | Jhagariya |
| 69 | Kankar | Rural | Kankar |
| 70 | Karai Berkhedi | Rural | Karai Bairkhedi |
| 71 | Karaiya | Rural | Karaiya |
| 72 | Karampur | Rural | Bhourasa |
| 73 | Karmedi | Rural | Mala |
| 74 | Karmodiya | Rural | Maliyakheda |
| 75 | Kesharganj | Rural | Padochha |
| 76 | Keshopur | Rural | Baretha |
| 77 | Kethora | Rural | Kaithora |
| 78 | Khajrod | Rural | Talapar |
| 79 | Khajuriya Jagir | Rural | Khajuriya Jageer |
| 80 | Khem Khedi | Rural | Pairakhedi |
| 81 | Khiriya | Rural | Kankar |
| 82 | Khiriya | Rural | Padochha |
| 83 | Khwaja Khedi | Rural | Konsi |
| 84 | Kolua | Rural | Letni |
| 85 | Koshi Korhi | Rural | Konsi |
| 86 | Kotha | Rural | Siravali |
| 87 | Kulhan | Rural | Kulhan |
| 88 | Kurryai | Rural | Chhirkheda |
| 89 | Kurwai Kasba | Rural | Jargunva |
| 90 | Lachayara | Rural | Lachayara |
| 91 | Layara | Rural | Layara |
| 92 | Letani | Rural | Letni |
| 93 | Luharia | Rural | Gudaval |
| 94 | Madaiya | Rural | Nehra |
| 95 | Madaukhedi | Rural | Madaukhedi |
| 96 | Maddukhedi | Rural | Devli |
| 97 | Madhi Jagir | Rural | Imaliya |
| 98 | Madiya | Rural | Siravali |
| 99 | Main Khedi | Rural | Madaukhedi |
| 100 | Mala | Rural | Mala |
| 101 | Mehluwa | Rural | Mehlua |
| 102 | Mithapur | Rural | Rusiya |
| 103 | Mitholi | Rural | Rajpur |
| 104 | Modal | Rural | Barkheda Layra |
| 105 | Modan Khedi | Rural | Devli |
| 106 | Mohaniya Khedi | Rural | Sirnota |
| 107 | Moodari | Rural | Tanku |
| 108 | Muliya Kheda | Rural | Maliyakheda |
| 109 | Nagwasa | Rural | Nagvasa |
| 110 | Nah | Rural | Bhaisvaya |
| 111 | Nahi | Rural | Kaithora |
| 112 | Najafpur | Rural | Rajpur |
| 113 | Naukund | Rural | Naukund |
| 114 | Nawara | Rural | Siravali |
| 115 | Nehpipariya | Rural | Tamoiya |
| 116 | Nehra | Rural | Nehra |
| 117 | Nipaniya | Rural | Dhuva |
| 118 | Padariya | Rural | Karaiya |
| 119 | Padochha | Rural | Padochha |
| 120 | Paira Khedi | Rural | Pairakhedi |
| 121 | Pairajkhedi | Rural | Sirnota |
| 122 | Panawar | Rural | Pnabar (Hinota) |
| 123 | Parasari | Rural | Kachhi Kumhariya |
| 124 | Parewara | Rural | Tanku |
| 125 | Parsoriya | Rural | Maliyakheda |
| 126 | Pathari | Rural | Dadurar |
| 127 | Piklon | Rural | Piklon |
| 128 | Pirotha | Rural | Jargunva |
| 129 | Pitholi | Rural | Pitholi |
| 130 | Raimoodara | Rural | Dharukhedi |
| 131 | Rajpur | Rural | Rajpur |
| 132 | Rasoolpur Manjurkhedi | Rural | Sultanpur |
| 133 | Rehkalan | Rural | Pairakhedi |
| 134 | Rewara | Rural | Dhuva |
| 135 | Roshan Pipariya | Rural | Roshan Pipariya |
| 136 | Rusiya | Rural | Rusiya |
| 137 | Sadera | Rural | Roshan Pipariya |
| 138 | Sakoli | Rural | Veerpur |
| 139 | Saletara | Rural | Jhagariya |
| 140 | Sankrod | Rural | Nagvasa |
| 141 | Sarkhandi | Rural | Kachhi Kumhariya |
| 142 | Semra Jagir | Rural | Imaliya |
| 143 | Semra Shahpur | Rural | Tamoiya |
| 144 | Shahpur | Rural | Pnabar (Hinota) |
| 145 | Shahpur | Rural | Ishakhedi |
| 146 | Shekh Pipariya | Rural | Fatepur |
| 147 | Shekhpur | Rural | Shekhpur |
| 148 | Sihora | Rural | Sihor |
| 149 | Sikandarpur | Rural | Tanku |
| 150 | Sirawada | Rural | Mala |
| 151 | Sirawali | Rural | Siravali |
| 152 | Sirnota | Rural | Sirnota |
| 153 | Suneti | Rural | Konsi |
| 154 | Talapar | Rural | Talapar |
| 155 | Tamoiya | Rural | Tamoiya |
| 156 | Tenku | Rural | Tanku |
| 157 | Umarchha | Rural | Sirnota |
| 158 | Virpur | Rural | Veerpur |
| 159 | Vishanpur | Rural | Vishnpur |
Population of Kurwai Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Kurwai Tehsil has a total population of 1,58,909 people, consisting of 83,692 males and 75,217 females. There are 33,233 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 189 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,58,909 | 1,43,422 | 15,487 |
| Male Population | 83,692 | 75,707 | 7,985 |
| Female Population | 75,217 | 67,715 | 7,502 |
| Total Households | 33,233 | 30,242 | 2,991 |
| Population Density | 189 / km² | 172 / km² | 3,653 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 98,971 literate people and 25,197 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,480 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9,965 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 25,197 | 22,929 | 2,268 |
| Literate Population | 98,971 | 88,554 | 10,417 |
| Illiterate Population | 59,938 | 54,868 | 5,070 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 37,480 | 34,719 | 2,761 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 9,965 | 9,747 | 218 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.