Kaytha
Kayatha | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Kaytha | |
| Coordinates: 23°14′13″N 76°01′08″E / 23.237°N 76.0189°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Ujjain |
| Tehsil | Tarana |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,040 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| Census code | 471803 |
Kaytha or Kayatha is a village and an archaeological site in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, India, in the Tarana tehsil, near the city of Ujjain, on the banks of Choti-Kali Sindh river.
In 1964, V. S. Wakankar discovered the archeologically important Kayatha culture here, dating back to more than 4000 years.[2][3][4]
- ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1980). A History of Agriculture in India: Beginning to 12th century. Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
- ^ MK Dhawalikar; ZD Ansari (1975). Excavations at Kayatha. Pune: Lokasangraha Press.
- ^ RK Sharma; OP Misra (2003). Archaeological Excavations in Central India: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. New Delhi: Mittal Publication.