[2] Sometime after 1250 AD, one branch of Gaur Rajputs established kingdoms at Chandra, Maholi and Katesar in Sitapur in present Uttar Pradesh.

A daughter of Chandra House of Gaurs was married to Rao Gopal Singh, the Katehria chieftain of Nahil.

Rao Gopal Singh was killed in a battle by Rohilla Pathans and his widow sought the aid of her Gaur kinsmen on behalf her two infant sons.

A large fair was held every year on Dusshera and a smaller gathering known as Chhariyan takes place in the month of Chait.

Powayan is also known in local areas for production and maintenance of agricultural equipment, with many families involved in such businesses.