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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 839 km², including 834.83 km² of rural area and 4.24 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 899 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

According to the 2011 Census, Kurwai Tehsil had a total population of 1,58,909 people living in 33,233 households. The population comprised 83,692 males and 75,217 females, with an average population density of 189 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

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

Kurwai Tehsil had 98,971 literate people and 25,197 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 37,480 and 9,965 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Kurwai (कुरवाई)
District	Vidisha
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Mandi Bamora
Total Area	839 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	899
Total Population (2011)	1,58,909
Density	189/km²
Total Villages	159

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