Bhitarwar is a city and a municipality in Gwalior district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

[1] Bhitarwar is the headquarters of a tehsil, Vidhan Sabha constituency, as well as a community development block.

Current pawaya village is situated in east direction (7 km radius) from modern town.

Afghans has important role in this war[4] The Bhitarwar Fort was established by Hanselia Jat ruler Raja Berajshah in 16th century.He also built a Fort at the nearby hill known as Laxmangarh for his brother Laxman Singh.

[4] Early-20th-century Bhitarwar had a post office run by Gwalior State, a police station, and a small, poorly-maintained fort.

The main crop of this area is wheat, rice and sugarcane, there is a sugar factory in this city.

Red marble and mika also found in this area[1] There is many places of interest in the town like Dhumeswar, Lakheswari and Diyadah.