Kurwai is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Vidisha district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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.

Kurwai became part of the newly created state of Madhya Bharat, and was added to Vidisha District.

[3] Kurwai is Located 140 km away from the state capital Bhopal and banks of Betwa River.

Kurwai is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.