AJAIGARH, an Indian state in Bundelkhand, under the Cen tral India agency. It has an area of 8o2sq.m., and a population in 1931 of 85,895. The chief, who is a Bundela Rajput, bears the title of sawai maharaja and has a salute of eleven guns. He resides at the town of Naushahr, at the foot of the hill-fortress of Ajaigarh, from which the state takes its name. This fort is situated on a very steep hill, more than 800ft. above the town, and contains the ruins of temples with elaborate sculptures.