Kurwar is a village and community development block headquarters in Sultanpur tehsil of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located by the Gomti River, 14 km northwest of Sultanpur on the road to and . 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 Rajput clan.