Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh.^[1] Gaurihar is a tehsil of Chhatarpur district.^[2]

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Gaurihar State
Princely State
1807–1950
Gaurihar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1901	184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	7,760
History
• Established	1807
• Accession to the Indian Union	1950
Succeeded by India
Today part of	India
Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984

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This family is descended from Raja Ram Tiwari, who was Governor of a fort in the service of Guman Singh , ancestor of the Maharajas of Ajaigarh . During the anarchy of the times , Raja Ram rebelled and for a short while held the fort successfully against Ali Bahadur I Gaurihar was Kanykubj Brahmin of Jhujautiya division Tiwari ruling state.^[3] Gaurihar state was founded in 1807 after a split from Ajaigarh State. Pratap Singh Judev signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. Maharaja Chandra Bhan Singh Judev was the last ruler of Gaurihar state.^{[citation needed]}