Gaurihar is a Town and a tehsil of Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. it's loceted in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and is adjacent to Uttar Pradesh.

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. 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 Pratap Singh Judev was the last ruler of Gaurihar state.

Gaurihar is located on 25°16′N 80°11′E / 25.26°N 80.19°E / 25.26; 80.19, It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet). It's 90 km away from Chhatarpur.

As Census of India 2011 Gaurihar town has population of 5,128 of which 2,623 are males while 2 505 are females. Total 1,094 families residing in town. Average Sex Ratio of Gaurihar village is 955. In Gaurihar Male literacy stands at 84.87% while female literacy rate was 66.74%.

• Gaurihar State
• Chhatarpur District