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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kurwar
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| other_name = Kudwar
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_map = Kurwar block map.png
| map_caption = Map showing Kurwar (#785) in Kurwar CD block
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya division]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]]
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| area_total_km2 = 6.718
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| population_total = 10826
| population_as_of = 2011
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'''Kurwar''' is a town and [[community development block]] headquarters in [[Sultanpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=318–35 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0948_PART_A_DCHB_SULTANPUR.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> It is located by the [[Gomti River]], 14 km northwest of Sultanpur on the road to [[Isauli]] and [[Haliapur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" /> The southern part of the village is on fairly high ground, but the area north of the main road is low-lying and prone to flooding.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" /> Kurwar historically was the seat of the [[taluqdar]]i estate of the Raja of Kurwar, who was the head of the [[Bachgoti]] Rajput clan.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" />

As of 2011, Kurwar has a population of 10,826, in 1,785 households.<ref name="Census 2011" /> It has 4 primary schools and a community health centre.<ref name="Census 2011" /> Kurwar hosts a market twice per week, on Mondays and Fridays; it mostly deals in cloth, pottery and [[ox|bullocks]].<ref name="Census 1961" /> It also hosts a large [[Dussehra]] festival involving dramatic reenactments of scenes from the [[Ramayana]].<ref name="Census 1961" /> Vendors bring items such as [[earthenware]] pottery, [[hosiery]], hemp ropes, cloth, toys, and sweets to sell at the fair.<ref name="Census 1961" /> Kurwar is also the seat of a [[nyaya panchayat]] which also includes 13 other villages.<ref name="Census 1991" />

== History ==
Kurwar was historically the seat of the Raja of Kurwar, who was head of the [[Bachgoti]] Rajput clan and who lived in a palace here.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XLVI Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1903 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=94, 191, 195–6 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.113213 |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> The palace was built by the Court of Wards, and Raja Partab Bahadur Singh also built a large ''zanana'' house which was completed in 1902.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" />

The Rajas of Kurwar claimed descent from one Prithipat Singh; the ninth raja, Niwaz Singh, had two sons named Lachhman Singh (who inherited Kurwar) and Man Singh (who received the taluqa of [[Bhiti]]; Lachhman Singh's grandsons all died without issue, and Sukhdev Singh, a descendant of Man Singh, seized Kurwar, and his descendants would subsequently reign as rajas.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" /> At the turn of the 20th century, the Kurwar estate consisted of 64 villages and 9 [[patti (land)|pattis]] in the parganas of Miranpur and Baraunsa, and the raja also held the [[Hathgaon]] estate of 37 villages and 15 pattis in [[Faizabad district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" />

At the turn of the 20th century, Kurwar was described as a large village with "a very flourishing upper primary school, one of the best in the district," as well as a female dispensary maintained by the Raja of Kurwar.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" /> It was not, however a trade centre.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" /> The population as of 1901 was 3,004 people, including 2,297 Hindus and 707 Muslims.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" /> The main caste groups were [[Brahmin]]s, Thakurs, and [[Kayasth]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903" />

The [[1951 Census of India|1951 census]] recorded Kurwar as comprising 36 hamlets, with a total population of 3,640 people (1,808 male and 1,832 female), in 852 households and 780 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1951">{{cite book |title=Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 – Rae Bareli District) |date=1955 |location=Allahabad |pages=148–9, 199 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/843/1/52301_1951_SUL.pdf |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> The area of the village was given as 1,722 [[acre]]s.<ref name="Census 1951" /> The village was listed as belonging to the [[pargana]] of Miranpur and the [[thana]] of Kotwali.<ref name="Census 1951" /> The village had a district board-run primary school with 276 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.<ref name="Census 1951" />

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Kurwar as comprising 37 hamlets, with a total population of 4,112 people (2,047 male and 2,065 female), in 795 households and 760 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 – Sultanpur District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=121–2, 144–5, 148, lxxiv-lxxv |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1035/1/22847_1961_SUL.pdf |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> The area of the village was given as 1,722 acres and it had a medical practitioner, maternity and child welfare centre, and government-run [[dispensary]] with 2 male and 2 female beds.<ref name="Census 1961" /> Average attendance of the twice-weekly haat was about 1,500 people, while attendance of the Dussehra fair was about 2,000.<ref name="Census 1961" />

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Kurwar as having a population of 5,876 people, in 1,031 households, and having an area of 696.89 [[hectare]]s.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli |date=1982 |pages=166–7 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1311/1/28684_1981_SUL.pdf |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.<ref name="Census 1981" />

The [[1991 Census of India|1991 census]] recorded Kurwar (as "Kudwar") as having a total population of 7,428 people (3,826 male and 3,602 female), in 1,181 households and 1,156 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1991">{{cite book |title=Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli |date=1992 |pages=xxiv-xxviii, 230–1 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1413/1/37121_1991_SUL.pdf |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> The area of the village was listed as 996.89 hectares.<ref name="Census 1991" /> Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,426, or 19% of the total; this group was 53% male (757) and 47% female (669).<ref name="Census 1991" /> Members of [[scheduled caste]]s numbered 758, or 10% of the village's total population, while no members of [[scheduled tribes]] were recorded.<ref name="Census 1991" /> The [[literacy rate]] of the village was 52% (2,152 men and 984 women, counting only people age 7 and up).<ref name="Census 1991" /> 1,970 people were classified as main workers (1,736 men and 234 women), while 10 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 5,448 residents were non-workers.<ref name="Census 1991" /> The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 635 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 530 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 188 household industry workers; 70 workers employed in other [[manufacturing]], processing, service, and repair roles; 4 [[construction worker]]s; 245 employed in trade and commerce; 23 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 285 in other services.<ref name="Census 1991" />

== Villages ==
Kurwar CD block has the following 99 villages:<ref name="Census 2011" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Basantpur Tivaripur]] || 135.5 || 1,489
|-
| [[Khajapur]] || 77.6 || 645
|-
| [[Marha, Sultanpur|Marha]] || 176.8 || 1,027
|-
| [[Madhopur Acharya]] || 77.8 || 1,426
|-
| [[Bahubara]] || 209.8 || 1,885
|-
| [[Agai, Sultanpur|Agai]] || 421.9 || 3,371
|-
| [[Mudva]] || 321.5 || 2,948
|-
| [[Avadha]] || 88 || 285
|-
| [[Sarav]] || 128.6 || 1,195
|-
| [[Soti, India|Soti]] || 49 || 34
|-
| [[Madhopur, Kurwar|Madhopur]] || 82.3 || 375
|-
| [[Nougbatir]] || 491.3 || 2,821
|-
| [[Uapadh Yaypur]] || 38.9 || 359
|-
| [[Pratappur, Kurwar (census code 169773)|Pratappur]] || 341.7 || 2,148
|-
| [[Bhandar Parasrampur]] || 1,318.5 || 5,656
|-
| [[Tirachha]] || 25.8 || 700
|-
| [[Nirsahiya]] || 229.8 || 1,505
|-
| [[Kumhai]] || 171.9 || 905
|-
| [[Sohgouli]] || 645.1 || 6,339
|-
| [[Bhagvanpur]] || 50.4 || 818
|-
| [[Utmanpur]] || 61.6 || 551
|-
| [[Gajahati]] || 154.7 || 3,905
|-
| [[Bhdahara]] || 136.4 || 1,422
|-
| [[Khadar Basantpur]] || 283.6 || 1,454
|-
| [[Nayora]] || 92.2 || 859
|-
| '''Kurwar''' (block headquarters) || 671.8 || 10,826
|-
| [[Isauli]] || 98.5 || 1,349
|-
| [[Devalpur, Kurwar (census code 169787)|Devalpur]] || 191.7 || 1,631
|-
| [[Chitaipur, Kurwar|Chitaipur]] || 51.9 || 845
|-
| [[Harkhpur]] || 157.7 || 2,310
|-
| [[Grantkurvar]] || 328 || 1,101
|-
| [[Dhanrava]] || 389 || 7,354
|-
| [[Sarkoura]] || 464.9 || 4,849
|-
| [[Kapurpur, Sultanpur|Kapurpur]] || 70 || 65
|-
| [[Jagdishpur, Kurwar|Jagdishpur]] || 59 || 719
|-
| [[Pataipur]] || 115.6 || 826
|-
| [[Mahmudpur Bangir]] || 29 || 387
|-
| [[Pipri, Kurwar|Pipri]] || 227.3 || 1,478
|-
| [[Purejrekhi]] || 152.8 || 584
|-
| [[Mithnepur]] || 171.1 || 2,011
|-
| [[Pahrauli]] || 199.2 || 810
|-
| [[Kota, Sultanpur|Kota]] || 431.6 || 2,143
|-
| [[Vinaykpur]] || 272.7 || 1,492
|-
| [[Balapashchim]] || 473.2 || 3,807
|-
| [[Pureudayram]] || 78.1 || 346
|-
| [[Narottampur]] || 49.6 || 403
|-
| [[Maviya]] || 77.9 || 1,249
|-
| [[Chak Mavaiya]] || 14.6 || 229
|-
| [[Kotiya, Kurwar|Kotiya]] || 348.1 || 5,861
|-
| [[Purepavar]] || 110.2 || 896
|-
| [[Rajapur, Kurwar|Rajapur]] || 205.1 || 2,521
|-
| [[Domanpur]] || 358.6 || 4,814
|-
| [[Rampur Matha]] || 155.4 || 1,228
|-
| [[Dhusyariya]] || 225.8 || 1,530
|-
| [[Uchgaon, Sultanpur|Uchgaon]] || 424.3 || 4,036
|-
| [[Khadsa]] || 55.3 || 1,242
|-
| [[Sarayapurevishan]] || 312.9 || 3,651
|-
| [[Masetva]] || 55.2 || 1,042
|-
| [[Maniyari]] || 191.4 || 2,931
|-
| [[Tikariya]] || 259.9 || 1,270
|-
| [[Baburi]] || 269.8 || 2,461
|-
| [[Ajiyavardabi]] || 212 || 917
|-
| [[Sanibhar]] || 179.1 || 253
|-
| [[Majhna]] || 728.8 || 3,352
|-
| [[Senduri]] || 68.3 || 917
|-
| [[Daudpatti]] || 251.7 || 3,672
|-
| [[Devalpur, Kurwar (census code 169826)|Devalpur]] || 151.5 || 1,023
|-
| [[Hajipatti]] || 654.2 || 5,777
|-
| [[Karamchandpur]] || 163.9 || 881
|-
| [[Bukunpur]] || 83.7 || 1,337
|-
| [[Rampur, Kurwar|Rampur]] || 136.5 || 1,359
|-
| [[Dharupur]] || 230.2 || 1,552
|-
| [[Bhati, Sultanpur|Bhati]] || 475.2 || 3,729
|-
| [[Shanichara]] || 201.6 || 1,158
|-
| [[Narahi, Sultanpur|Narahi]] || 461.9 || 3,021
|-
| [[Shahpur Sarkande Dih]] || 597.9 || 5,990
|-
| [[Pureladaie]] || 78.5 || 893
|-
| [[Bahmarpur]] || 296.4 || 2,438
|-
| [[Uttar Gaaon]] || 129 || 848
|-
| [[Harkhi Purbiripur]] || 111.1 || 1,017
|-
| [[Badauliya]] || 33.5 || 401
|-
| [[Khokhipur]] || 295.5 || 3,042
|-
| [[Khaniya Pashchim]] || 311.8 || 2,225
|-
| [[Bahlolour]] || 192.3 || 2,253
|-
| [[Khaniyapurva]] || 388.4 || 3,382
|-
| [[Surjipur]] || 170.3 || 1,619
|-
| [[Asaroga]] || 97.2 || 1,248
|-
| [[Naaugva]] || 289.1 || 2,888
|-
| [[Miranpur, Kurwar|Miranpur]] || 176.6 || 2,277
|-
| [[Parsipur, Kurwar|Parsipur]] || 139.1 || 1,662
|-
| [[Ajhuie]] || 500.7 || 4,265
|-
| [[Kotva]] || 89.3 || 1,288
|-
| [[Rankedih]] || 236.7 || 3,462
|-
| [[Mudainavada]] || 135.1 || 1,442
|-
| [[Bramhjitpur]] || 60.7 || 979
|-
| [[Pratappur, Kurwar (census code 169855)|Pratap Pur]] || 73.6 || 1,173
|-
| [[Mahamud Pur]] || 73 || 515
|-
| [[Maniyar Pur]] || 248.6 || 3,593
|-
| [[Judupur]] || 135.1 || 2,213
|-class="sortbottom"
| '''Block total''' || '''203,850''' || '''22,516'''
|-
!Village name !! Total land area (hectares) !! Population (in 2011)
|}

== Schools ==

# Aadarsh primary school [https://www.pragyaschools.com Pragya Academy Nursery School]
# RDL Public School
# BP Inter College
# Bhuvneshwari Pratap Sanskrit Maha Vidyalaya
# Dr. Mahadevi Verma Inter College

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sultanpur district}}

[[Category:Villages in Sultanpur district]]
[[Category:Community development blocks in India]]
[[Category:Zamindari estates in Uttar Pradesh]]

Kurwar - Revision history

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