Chhatarpur was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.

The state was guaranteed to Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar in 1806 by the British Raj.

The Rajas ruled a princely state with an area of 1,118 square miles (2,900 km2), and population of 156,139 in 1901, which was part of the Bundelkhand agency of Central India.

[citation needed] In 1901 the town of Chhatarpur had a population of 10,029, a high school and manufactured paper and coarse cutlery.

[1][2] The Pawar (Parmar) Rajput dynasty ruled Chhatarpur State.