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'''Barkheda''' is a village in the [[Obedullaganj]] block of the [[Raisen District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/DataEntry/HabitationDirectory/Reports/Rep_DirectoryList.aspx?Condition=P50votMRqBU%3D&id=I%2Fw2SfU2qFb8zwGPwPDVMQ%3D%3D&StateName=PBWlKeyyc32aGMU6z39kkQ%3D%3D&DistrictName=DqNwtapnSy%2FWnsd6pdzmXw%3D%3D&level=cMpX3xtH%2BqA%3D&sublevel=zf5afxWBEDk%3D |title=List of villages in the Obedullaganj block |accessdate=2012-04-28 |publisher=Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) |work=Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132026/http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/DataEntry/HabitationDirectory/Reports/Rep_DirectoryList.aspx?Condition=P50votMRqBU%3D&id=I%2Fw2SfU2qFb8zwGPwPDVMQ%3D%3D&StateName=PBWlKeyyc32aGMU6z39kkQ%3D%3D&DistrictName=DqNwtapnSy%2FWnsd6pdzmXw%3D%3D&level=cMpX3xtH+qA%3D&sublevel=zf5afxWBEDk%3D |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref> Alternative English spellings of its name include Bharkada and '''Barkhera'''. It is a census designated place with the code 484296 (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=145927&rlbtype=V |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120712000237/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=145927&rlbtype=V |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-12 |title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |accessdate=2012-04-28 }}</ref>
'''Barkheda''' is a village in the [[Obedullaganj]] block of the [[Raisen District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/DataEntry/HabitationDirectory/Reports/Rep_DirectoryList.aspx?Condition=P50votMRqBU%3D&id=I%2Fw2SfU2qFb8zwGPwPDVMQ%3D%3D&StateName=PBWlKeyyc32aGMU6z39kkQ%3D%3D&DistrictName=DqNwtapnSy%2FWnsd6pdzmXw%3D%3D&level=cMpX3xtH%2BqA%3D&sublevel=zf5afxWBEDk%3D |title=List of villages in the Obedullaganj block |accessdate=2012-04-28 |publisher=Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) |work=Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132026/http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/DataEntry/HabitationDirectory/Reports/Rep_DirectoryList.aspx?Condition=P50votMRqBU%3D&id=I%2Fw2SfU2qFb8zwGPwPDVMQ%3D%3D&StateName=PBWlKeyyc32aGMU6z39kkQ%3D%3D&DistrictName=DqNwtapnSy%2FWnsd6pdzmXw%3D%3D&level=cMpX3xtH+qA%3D&sublevel=zf5afxWBEDk%3D |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref> Alternative English spellings of its name include Bharkada and '''Barkhera'''. It is a census-designated place with the code 484296 (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=145927&rlbtype=V |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712000237/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=145927&rlbtype=V |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-12 |title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |accessdate=2012-04-28 }}</ref>


Archaeological excavations at Barkhera have resulted in the history of early historical remains.<ref>{{cite book | url = http://www.asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201987-88%20A%20Review.pdf | title = Indian Archaeology: 1987-88 - A Review | editor = MC Joshi | publisher = Archaeological Survey of India | location = New Delhi | year = 1993 | page = 42 }}</ref><ref name="Bhattacharyya1977">{{cite book | author=Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya | title=Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=njYpsvmr2dsC&pg=PA2 | accessdate=28 April 2012 | year=1977 | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass | page =2 }}</ref> These include pottery with close affinity to "Malwa ware"<ref name="Ghosh1990">{{cite book | author=Amalananda Ghosh | title=An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=law3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA55 | accessdate=28 April 2012 | year=1990 | publisher=BRILL | isbn=978-90-04-09264-8 | page=55}}</ref> and [[acheulean]] [[assemblage (archaeology)|assemblages]] similar to the ones found at [[Bhimbetka rock shelters|Bhimbetka]].<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/nov2001/491.pdf | title = Prehistoric human colonization of India | journal = Journal of Biosciences | issn =  0973-7138 | publisher = [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] | volume = 26 | issue = 4 |date=November 2001 | accessdate = 2012-04-28 | author = VN Misra | page = 494 | doi=10.1007/bf02704749 | pmid=11779962}}</ref> Barkhera has been identified as the source of the raw materials used in some of the monoliths discovered at Bhimbetka.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/925.pdf | title = Bhimbetka (India) No. 925 | publisher = UNESCO World Heritage Centre | accessdate = 2012-04-28 }}</ref> A human skeleton dating to 2nd millennium BCE has also been discovered at Barkheda.<ref name="BajpaiShastri1987">{{cite book | author1=K. D. Bajpai | author2=Ajay Mitra Shastri | author3=R. K. Sharma |author4=Agam Prasad | title=Vajapeya, essays on evolution of Indian art & culture: Prof. K.D. Bajpai felicitation volume | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DasbAQAAMAAJ | accessdate=28 April 2012 | year=1987 | publisher=Agam Kala Prakashan | page = 399 }}</ref>
Archaeological excavations at Barkhera have resulted in the history of early historical remains.<ref>{{cite book | url = http://www.asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201987-88%20A%20Review.pdf | title = Indian Archaeology: 1987-88 - A Review | editor = MC Joshi | publisher = Archaeological Survey of India | location = New Delhi | year = 1993 | page = 42 }}</ref><ref name="Bhattacharyya1977">{{cite book | author=Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya | title=Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=njYpsvmr2dsC&pg=PA2 | accessdate=28 April 2012 | year=1977 | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass | page =2 }}</ref> These include pottery with close affinity to "Malwa ware"<ref name="Ghosh1990">{{cite book | author=Amalananda Ghosh | title=An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=law3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA55 | accessdate=28 April 2012 | year=1990 | publisher=BRILL | isbn=978-90-04-09264-8 | page=55}}</ref> and [[acheulean]] [[assemblage (archaeology)|assemblages]] similar to the ones found at [[Bhimbetka rock shelters|Bhimbetka]].<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/nov2001/491.pdf | title = Prehistoric human colonization of India | journal = Journal of Biosciences | issn =  0973-7138 | publisher = [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] | volume = 26 | issue = 4 |date=November 2001 | accessdate = 2012-04-28 | author = VN Misra | page = 494 | doi=10.1007/bf02704749 | pmid=11779962}}</ref> Barkhera has been identified as the source of the raw materials used in some of the monoliths discovered at Bhimbetka.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/925.pdf | title = Bhimbetka (India) No. 925 | publisher = UNESCO World Heritage Centre | accessdate = 2012-04-28 }}</ref> A human skeleton dating to 2nd millennium BCE has also been discovered at Barkheda.<ref name="BajpaiShastri1987">{{cite book | author1=K. D. Bajpai | author2=Ajay Mitra Shastri | author3=R. K. Sharma |author4=Agam Prasad | title=Vajapeya, essays on evolution of Indian art & culture: Prof. K.D. Bajpai felicitation volume | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DasbAQAAMAAJ | accessdate=28 April 2012 | year=1987 | publisher=Agam Kala Prakashan | page = 399 }}</ref>
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The [[Betwa River]] originates near Barkheda.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nwda.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/9361064102.PDF | title = Physical features | publisher = National Water Development Agency | accessdate = 2012-04-28 }}</ref>
The [[Betwa River]] originates near Barkheda.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nwda.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/9361064102.PDF | title = Physical features | publisher = National Water Development Agency | accessdate = 2012-04-28 }}</ref>


The village is located along the [[National Highway 69 (India)|National Highway 69]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mppcb.nic.in/pdf/Exe_Summ/NHAI_ObBetul-NH-69_Eng.pdf | title = EAI Summary | publisher = Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board | accessdate = 2012-04-28 }}</ref> It has a railway station, which falls on the [[Itarsi]]-[[Bhopal]] line.
The village is located along the [[National Highway 46 (India)|National Highway 46]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mppcb.nic.in/pdf/Exe_Summ/NHAI_ObBetul-NH-69_Eng.pdf | title = EAI Summary | publisher = Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board | accessdate = 2012-04-28 }}</ref> It has a railway station, which falls on the [[Itarsi]]-[[Bhopal]] line.


== References ==
== References ==

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Barkheda
Barkhera
village
Barkhera Railway Station
Barkhera Railway Station
Barkheda is located in Madhya Pradesh
Barkheda
Barkheda
Barkheda is located in India
Barkheda
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Coordinates: 22°55′N 77°39′E / 22.92°N 77.65°E / 22.92; 77.65
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRaisen
BlockObedullaganj
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
464995
STD code7480
ISO 3166 codeMP-IN

Barkheda is a village in the Obedullaganj block of the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] Alternative English spellings of its name include Bharkada and Barkhera. It is a census-designated place with the code 484296 (2011).[2]

Archaeological excavations at Barkhera have resulted in the history of early historical remains.[3][4] These include pottery with close affinity to "Malwa ware"[5] and acheulean assemblages similar to the ones found at Bhimbetka.[6] Barkhera has been identified as the source of the raw materials used in some of the monoliths discovered at Bhimbetka.[7] A human skeleton dating to 2nd millennium BCE has also been discovered at Barkheda.[8]

The Betwa River originates near Barkheda.[9]

The village is located along the National Highway 46.[10] It has a railway station, which falls on the Itarsi-Bhopal line.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "List of villages in the Obedullaganj block". Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Integrated Management Information System (IMIS). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 28 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. MC Joshi, ed. (1993). Indian Archaeology: 1987-88 - A Review (PDF). New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. p. 42.
  4. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya (1977). Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  5. Amalananda Ghosh (1990). An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology. BRILL. p. 55. ISBN 978-90-04-09264-8. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. VN Misra (November 2001). "Prehistoric human colonization of India" (PDF). Journal of Biosciences. 26 (4). Indian Academy of Sciences: 494. doi:10.1007/bf02704749. ISSN 0973-7138. PMID 11779962. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  7. "Bhimbetka (India) No. 925" (PDF). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  8. K. D. Bajpai; Ajay Mitra Shastri; R. K. Sharma; Agam Prasad (1987). Vajapeya, essays on evolution of Indian art & culture: Prof. K.D. Bajpai felicitation volume. Agam Kala Prakashan. p. 399. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  9. "Physical features" (PDF). National Water Development Agency. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  10. "EAI Summary" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board. Retrieved 28 April 2012.