Kaytha

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.

Kaytha
Kayatha
village
Kaytha
Coordinates: 23.237°N 76.0189°E / 23.237; 76.0189
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictUjjain
TehsilTarana
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total8,040
Language
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeMP-IN
Census code471803

In 1964, V. S. Wakankar discovered the archeologically important Kayatha culture here, dating back to more than 4000 years.

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