Kurwar


Kurwar is a town and community development block headquarters in Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located by the Gomti River, 14 km northwest of Sultanpur on the road to Isauli and Haliapur. 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. Kurwar historically was the seat of the taluqdari estate of the Raja of Kurwar, who was the head of the Bachgoti Rajput clan.
As of 2011, Kurwar has a population of 10,826, in 1,785 households. It has 4 primary schools and a community health centre. Kurwar hosts a market twice per week, on Mondays and Fridays; it mostly deals in cloth, pottery and bullocks. It also hosts a large Dussehra festival involving dramatic reenactments of scenes from the Ramayana. Vendors bring items such as earthenware pottery, hosiery, hemp ropes, cloth, toys, and sweets to sell at the fair. Kurwar is also the seat of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 13 other villages.

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. 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.
The Rajas of Kurwar claimed descent from one Prithipat Singh; the ninth raja, Niwaz Singh, had two sons named Lachhman Singh and Man Singh |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.
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. It was not, however a trade centre. The population as of 1901 was 3,004 people, including 2,297 Hindus and 707 Muslims. The main caste groups were Brahmins, Thakurs, and Kayasths.
The 1951 census recorded Kurwar as comprising 36 hamlets, with a total population of 3,640 people, in 852 households and 780 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,722 acres. The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Miranpur and the thana of Kotwali. The village had a district board-run primary school with 276 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.
The 1961 census recorded Kurwar as comprising 37 hamlets, with a total population of 4,112 people, in 795 households and 760 physical houses. 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. Average attendance of the twice-weekly haat was about 1,500 people, while attendance of the Dussehra fair was about 2,000.
The 1981 census recorded Kurwar as having a population of 5,876 people, in 1,031 households, and having an area of 696.89 hectares. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
The 1991 census recorded Kurwar as having a total population of 7,428 people, in 1,181 households and 1,156 physical houses. The area of the village was listed as 996.89 hectares. Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,426, or 19% of the total; this group was 53% male and 47% female. Members of scheduled castes numbered 758, or 10% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. The literacy rate of the village was 52%. 1,970 people were classified as main workers, while 10 people were classified as marginal workers ; the remaining 5,448 residents were non-workers. The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 635 cultivators ; 530 agricultural labourers ; 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 workers; 245 employed in trade and commerce; 23 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 285 in other services.

Villages

Kurwar CD block has the following 99 villages:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Basantpur Tivaripur135.51,489
Khajapur77.6645
Marha176.81,027
Madhopur Acharya77.81,426
Bahubara209.81,885
Agai421.93,371
Mudva321.52,948
Avadha88285
Sarav128.61,195
Soti4934
Madhopur82.3375
Nougbatir491.32,821
Uapadh Yaypur38.9359
Pratappur341.72,148
Bhandar Parasrampur1,318.55,656
Tirachha25.8700
Nirsahiya229.81,505
Kumhai171.9905
Sohgouli645.16,339
Bhagvanpur50.4818
Utmanpur61.6551
Gajahati154.73,905
Bhdahara136.41,422
Khadar Basantpur283.61,454
Nayora92.2859
Kurwar 671.810,826
Isauli98.51,349
Devalpur191.71,631
Chitaipur51.9845
Harkhpur157.72,310
Grantkurvar3281,101
Dhanrava3897,354
Sarkoura464.94,849
Kapurpur7065
Jagdishpur59719
Pataipur115.6826
Mahmudpur Bangir29387
Pipri227.31,478
Purejrekhi152.8584
Mithnepur171.12,011
Pahrauli199.2810
Kota431.62,143
Vinaykpur272.71,492
Balapashchim473.23,807
Pureudayram78.1346
Narottampur49.6403
Maviya77.91,249
Chak Mavaiya14.6229
Kotiya348.15,861
Purepavar110.2896
Rajapur205.12,521
Domanpur358.64,814
Rampur Matha155.41,228
Dhusyariya225.81,530
Uchgaon424.34,036
Khadsa55.31,242
Sarayapurevishan312.93,651
Masetva55.21,042
Maniyari191.42,931
Tikariya259.91,270
Baburi269.82,461
Ajiyavardabi212917
Sanibhar179.1253
Majhna728.83,352
Senduri68.3917
Daudpatti251.73,672
Devalpur151.51,023
Hajipatti654.25,777
Karamchandpur163.9881
Bukunpur83.71,337
Rampur136.51,359
Dharupur230.21,552
Bhati475.23,729
Shanichara201.61,158
Narahi461.93,021
Shahpur Sarkande Dih597.95,990
Pureladaie78.5893
Bahmarpur296.42,438
Uttar Gaaon129848
Harkhi Purbiripur111.11,017
Badauliya33.5401
Khokhipur295.53,042
Khaniya Pashchim311.82,225
Bahlolour192.32,253
Khaniyapurva388.43,382
Surjipur170.31,619
Asaroga97.21,248
Naaugva289.12,888
Miranpur176.62,277
Parsipur139.11,662
Ajhuie500.74,265
Kotva89.31,288
Rankedih236.73,462
Mudainavada135.11,442
Bramhjitpur60.7979
Pratap Pur73.61,173
Mahamud Pur73515
Maniyar Pur248.63,593
Judupur135.12,213
Block total203,85022,516
Village nameTotal land area Population

Schools

  1. Aadarsh primary school
  2. RDL Public School
  3. BP Inter College
  4. Bhuvneshwari Pratap Sanskrit Maha Vidyalaya
  5. Dr. Mahadevi Verma Inter College