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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.


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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.

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  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.