Pachgarhwa was first described in 1906 by E. de M. Humphries, a civil servant appointed as the Sub-divisional Officer at Karwi Sub-division at United Provinces, Northern India (today in the Bandi District of Uttar Pradesh). No cultural background is given except that it "appears to be more popular than its intrinsic interest would seem to merit". A similar games appears to be Longbeu-a-cha, which is played by the Lakhers in Assam.