Lok Sabha Question No. 409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Protection of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.409 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.2.2018

## PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS

## 409. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

Will the Minister of CULTURE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the protected monuments which are of the period of BC in India;
- (b) the schemes being implemented by the Government to protect these monuments and  develop  the  ambiance  commensurate  with  historicity  of  these  places;  and
- (c) the status of such monuments in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The list is at Annexure.
- (b) The Archaeological Survey of India undertakes regular conservation, preservation and upkeep of protected monuments  as  per the approved conservation programme and availability of funds.
- (c) The protected  monuments  in Madhya  Pradesh  of BC  period are being maintained  as  per  archaeological  norms  and  the  conservation  programs  are undertaken as and when required.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 409 FOR 5.2.2018

LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS / SITES UNDER ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SURVEY  OF  INDIA  (STATE-WISE)  WHICH  BELONG  TO  BC PERIOD

|   S.No. | Name of Monument/Site belong to BC period             | Locality                 | District   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                                        |                          |            |
|       1 | Large dolmen of Rockey hillock                        | Kalyandurg               | Anantapur  |
|       2 | Parsurameswara temple                                 | Gudimallam               | Chittoor   |
|       3 | Buddhist Remains                                      | Kodavali                 | E.Godavari |
|       4 | Ruined Buddhist Stupa and other remains               | Amaravati                | Guntur     |
|       5 | Fort in ruins                                         | Dharanikota              | Guntur     |
|       6 | Ruined Buddhist Stupa                                 | Bhattiprolu              | Guntur     |
|       7 | Buddhist remains of stupa on the hill                 | Jaggaiahpet              | Krishna    |
|       8 | Ashokan inscription                                   | Jonnagiri                | Kurnool    |
|       9 | The Ashokan inscription                               | Rajulamandagiri          | Kurnool    |
|      10 | Ancient site                                          | Pusalapadu               | Prakasam   |
|      11 | Ancient Buddhist site                                 | Kalingapatnam            | Srikakulam |
|      12 | Buddhist Rock-cut cave                                | Guntupalle               | W.Godavari |
|       2 | Maharashtra                                           |                          |            |
|      13 | Ancient site and Remains at Daimabad                  | Daimabad Village Ladgaon | Ahmednagar |
|      14 | Jarasangh Nagri                                       | Jorwe                    | Ahmednagar |
|      15 | Ancient site locally known as Ladmod                  | Newasa                   | Ahmednagar |
|      16 | Ancient site /Mound                                   | Paithan                  | Aurangabad |
|      17 | Ancient Mound and monuments known as 'Pawar's Gadhi'. | Bahal                    | Jalgaon    |
|      18 | Ancient site and remains                              | Tekwada                  | Jalgaon    |
|      19 | Archaeological Sites & Remains                        | Bhokardan                | Jalna      |
|      20 | Ancient site and remains                              | Prakash                  | Nandurbar  |
|      21 | Old Matichi Gadhi                                     | Nasik                    | Nasik      |
|      22 | Pitalkhora Caves                                      | Pitalkhora               | Aurangabad |
|      23 | Ajanta Caves                                          | Ajanta                   | Aurangabad |

|   24. | Mound locally knows as Burud Rajacha Kot                                             | Nalasopara,        | Palghar         |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|    25 | Ancient Stupa at Elephanta Island,                                                   | Gharapuri          | Raigad          |
|    26 | Cave and inscriptions                                                                | Bhaja              | Pune            |
|    27 | Cave and inscriptions                                                                | Karla              | Pune            |
|    28 | Kondiote (Kondivate or Mahakali) caves                                               | Mumbai Suburban    | Mumbai Suburban |
|    29 | Kanheri caves                                                                        | Mumbai Suburban    | Mumbai Suburban |
|    30 | Thanala Caves                                                                        | Raigad             | Raigad          |
|    31 | Ancient mound on which the modern temple of Jagannath stands                         | Pauni              | Bhandara        |
|    32 | Mounds known as Hardulala - ki-Tekri                                                 | Pauni              | Bhandara        |
|    33 | Cromlech known as 'Tilota' (Frying pan)                                              | Pimpalgaon (Sadak) | Bhandara        |
|    34 | Stone Circle                                                                         | Arsoda             | Gadchiroli      |
|    35 | Group of twenty Cromlechs or Kistvaens                                               | Chamorshi          | Gadchiroli      |
|    36 | Rock Caves                                                                           | Jharapapra         | Gadchiroli      |
|    37 | Stone Circle                                                                         | Ghorar             | Nagpur          |
|    38 | Stone Circle                                                                         | Junapani           | Nagpur          |
|    39 | Stone Circle                                                                         | Nildho             | Nagpur          |
|    40 | Stone Circle                                                                         | Takalghat          | Nagpur          |
|     3 | Odisha                                                                               |                    |                 |
|    41 | Ruins of Buddhist Temples and Images                                                 | Lalitagiri         | Lalitagiri      |
|    42 | Ashokan Rock Edict                                                                   | Jaugada            | Jaugada         |
|    43 | Rock Inscription                                                                     | Vikramkhol         | Vikramkhol      |
|    44 | Ancient Site, Asurgarh Fort                                                          | Asurgarh           | Asurgarh        |
|    45 | Asokan Rock Edict and Sculpure of elephant                                           | Dhauli             | Dhauli          |
|    46 | Ancient Remains inside and outside the ramparts                                      | Sisupalgarh        | Sisupalgarh     |
|    47 | Pre-historic Site                                                                    | Baidyapur          | Mayurbanj       |
|    48 | Pre-historic Site                                                                    | Kuliana            | Mayurbanj       |
|    49 | Pre-historic Site                                                                    | Kuchai             | Mayurbanj       |
|     4 | Tamil Nadu                                                                           |                    |                 |
|    50 | Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti | Alagarkoil         | Madurai         |

|   51. | Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluttu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai                   | Kilaiyur and Kilavalavu   | Madurai      |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
|    52 | Rock cut beds under natural rock shelter in Amanamalai or Samanarmalai                                               | Melakkuilkudi             | Madurai      |
|    53 | Cave in Sitharmalai                                                                                                  | Mettupatti                | Madurai      |
|    54 | Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar mosque on the top | Tirupparankunram          | Madurai      |
|    55 | Cavern on the western side of the Kudumiamalai temple hill                                                           | Kudumiyamalai             | Pudukkottai  |
|    56 | Natural cavern with stone beds and Brahmi and old Tamil inscriptions called Eladipattam                              | Sittannavasal             | Pudukkottai  |
|     5 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                          |                           |              |
|    57 | Ashoken Rock Inscription                                                                                             | Kalsi                     | Dehradun     |
|     6 | Rajasthan                                                                                                            |                           |              |
|    58 | Ancient site and remains together with adjacent area                                                                 | Nagari                    | Chittaurgarh |
|    59 | Archaeological Sites & remains at Jeora                                                                              | Nilodh                    | Chittaurgarh |
|    60 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Baror                     | Gangannagar  |
|    61 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Bhannar Their             | Gangannagar  |
|    62 | Ancient Mound (2)                                                                                                    | Binjor                    | Gangannagar  |
|    63 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Chak-86                   | Gangannagar  |
|    64 | Ancient Mound (2)                                                                                                    | Mathula                   | Gangannagar  |
|    65 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Rangmahal                 | Gangannagar  |
|    66 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Tarkhanwala Dera          | Gangannagar  |
|    67 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Badopal                   | Hanumangarh  |
|    68 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Bhadrakali                | Hanumangarh  |
|    69 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Dhokal                    | Hanumangarh  |
|    70 | Ancient Mound (3)                                                                                                    | Kalibangan                | Hanumangarh  |
|    71 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Manak                     | Hanumangarh  |
|    72 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Munda                     | Hanumangarh  |
|    73 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Peer Sultan               | Hanumangarh  |
|    74 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Pilibangan                | Hanumangarh  |
|    75 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Malah                     | Bharatpur    |
|    76 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                        | Noh                       | Bharatpur    |
|    77 | Excavated Site                                                                                                       | Bairat                    | Jaipur       |
|    78 | Excavated Site                                                                                                       | Sambhar                   | Jaipur       |
|    79 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                         |                           |              |
|    80 | Sita Bengara Cave                                                                                                    | Udayapur                  | Sarguja      |

|   81. | Jogimara Cave                                                                                   | Udayapur                 | Sarguja       |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|    82 | Mud Fort                                                                                        | Malhar                   | Bilaspur      |
|     7 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                |                          |               |
|    83 | Rock Inscription                                                                                | Kanihara                 | Kangra        |
|     8 | Kerala                                                                                          |                          |               |
|    84 | Ariyannur Umbrellas, a Prehistoric Site consisting of seven or more Kudakals or Umbrella Stones | Ariyannur                | Thrissur      |
|    85 | Kudakkalluparambu, a Prehistoric Site consisting of 50-60 Kudakals or Umbrella Monuments        | Chermangad               | Thrissur      |
|    86 | Burial Cave of Chovannur                                                                        | Chovannur                | Thrissur      |
|    87 | Burial Caves of Eyyal                                                                           | Eyyal                    | Thrissur      |
|    88 | Burial Cave of Kattakambal                                                                      | Kattakambal),            | Thrissur      |
|    89 | Burial Cave of Kakkad                                                                           | Kakkad                   | Thrissur      |
|    90 | Burial Cave of Kandanassery                                                                     | Kandanassery             | Thrissur      |
|    91 | Group of Sculptured Dolmens                                                                     | Banagudisholai           | Nilgiri       |
|    92 | Ancient Site, Kunnathur                                                                         | Kunnathur                | Thirunelveli  |
|     9 | Gujarat                                                                                         |                          |               |
|    93 | ANCIENT MOUND, (SEJAKPUR)                                                                       | Sayla                    | Surendranagar |
|    94 | MICROLITHICSITEIN, S. NO. 311, 12, 13& 298, (AMRAPURA)                                          | Savli                    | Vadodara      |
|    95 | Ancient Site at Lothal                                                                          | Ahmedabad                | Ahmedabad     |
|    96 | Ancient site (kotada), (Dholavira)                                                              | Bhuj                     | Kachchh       |
|    97 | Excavated site (Surkotada)                                                                      | Rapar                    | Kachchh       |
|    98 | ANCIENT MOUND, (RANGPUR)                                                                        | Limdi                    | Surendranagar |
|    99 | JUNI KURAN                                                                                      | Bhuj                     | Kachchh       |
|   100 | Ancient site                                                                                    | Amreli                   | Amreli        |
|   101 | Talaja Caves                                                                                    | Talaja                   | Bhavnagar     |
|   102 | ASHOKAN ROCK EDICTS                                                                             | Junagadh                 | Junagadh      |
|   103 | Ancient site known as GohilwadTimbo                                                             | Amreli                   | Amreli        |
|    10 | Bihar                                                                                           |                          |               |
|   104 | Ancient Mound                                                                                   | Buxar                    | Buxar         |
|   105 | Ashoka Column known as Laur Pillar                                                              | LauriyaAreraj            | E. Champaran  |
|   106 | Fort Ruins, Tank & Stupa                                                                        | Sagardih                 | E. Champaran  |
|   107 | Buddhist Stupa                                                                                  | TajpurDeur (Kesariya)    | E. Champaran  |
|   108 | Karna Chaupar Cave                                                                              | Barabar &Nagarjuni hills | Jehanabad     |

|   109. | Sudama Cave                                                                                                                                                                                         | Barabar                           | Jehanabad   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------|
|    110 | Lomash Rishi Cave                                                                                                                                                                                   | &Nagarjuni hills                  | Jehanabad   |
|    111 | VisvaJhopa Cave                                                                                                                                                                                     | Barabar                           | Jehanabad   |
|    112 | Gopi Cave                                                                                                                                                                                           | &Nagarjuni hills                  | Jehanabad   |
|    113 | VadaThika Cave                                                                                                                                                                                      | Barabar                           | Jehanabad   |
|    114 | Vapiyaka Cave                                                                                                                                                                                       | &Nagarjuni hills                  | Jehanabad   |
|    115 | Remains of Ancient Fort or Garh locally known as Raja Bali kaGarh                                                                                                                                   | Balirajgarh                       | Madhubani   |
|    116 | Ashokan Column                                                                                                                                                                                      | Kolhua                            | Muzaffarpur |
|    117 | Ancient Remains known as Garh                                                                                                                                                                       | GhoraKatora                       | Nalanda     |
|    118 | Walls of the two ancient cities known as old & new Rajgriha                                                                                                                                         | Rajgir                            | Nalanda     |
|    119 | All ancient structures and other monuments or remains within the areas enclosed by the said walls                                                                                                   | Rajgir                            | Nalanda     |
|    120 | All ancient structures and other artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains, which are situated within a distance of half a mile of the said ancient cities known as old & new Rajgriha | Rajgir                            | Nalanda     |
|    121 | Supposed site of palace of Ashoka                                                                                                                                                                   | Kumrahar                          | Patna       |
|    122 | The grove known as 'Bulandibagh'                                                                                                                                                                    | Bulandipur                        | Patna       |
|    123 | The mound or stupa known as 'Chhoti Pahari'                                                                                                                                                         | Chhoti Pahari                     | Patna       |
|    124 | Mounds known as the five stupas or 'Panch Pahari'                                                                                                                                                   | Paharidih                         | Patna       |
|    125 | Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan walls                                                                                                                                             | Sandalpur                         | Patna       |
|    126 | Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of S. Pl. No.608 & 611                                                                                            | Maner (Revenue unit No.7)         | Patna       |
|    127 | Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot No.399                                                                                             | AhiapurManer (Revenue unit No.34) | Patna       |
|    128 | Ashoka's Inscription on the ChandanShahid hill                                                                                                                                                      | Ashiqpur                          | Rohtas      |

|   129. | Remains of ancient city              | Manjhi                  | Saran           |
|--------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|    130 | Relic Stupa                          | HarpurBasant (Vaishali) | Vaishali        |
|    131 | Mound known as Raja Vishal kaGarh    | Vaishali                | Vaishali        |
|    132 | Ruined Fortress of Chankigarh        | Chanki                  | W. Champaran    |
|    133 | Ashokan Column                       | Lauriya Nandangarh      | W. Champaran    |
|    134 | Vedic Burial Mound                   | Lauriya Nandangarh      | W. Champaran    |
|    135 | Ruined fortress at Nandangarh        | Marhia                  | W. Champaran    |
|    136 | Vedic Burial Mound                   | Marhia                  | W. Champaran    |
|    137 | Vedic Burial Mound                   | Pakri                   | W. Champaran    |
|    138 | Ashokan Column                       | Rampurva                | W. Champaran    |
|     11 | Uttar Pradesh                        |                         |                 |
|    139 | Village known as Burhia-ka- Tal      | Burhia ka Tal           | Agra            |
|    140 | Ancient Mound a Kaseri               | Barnnauli               | Bagpat          |
|    141 | Mound known as Parasu Ram ka Khera   | Alamgirpur              | Bagpat          |
|    142 | Mound known as Lakha Mandap          | Barnawa                 | Bagpat          |
|    143 | Fort at Ramnagar or Abichhatra       | Ramnagar                | Bereilly        |
|    144 | Site near Aonla railway station      | Rehtoia                 | Bereilly        |
|    145 | Ancient Site                         | Daulatabad              | Bijnor          |
|    146 | Several large tumuli (Kheras)        | Abhar                   | Bulandshahar    |
|    147 | A large Mound                        | Atranjikhera            | Etah            |
|    148 | Ancient Mound                        | Chakra Nagar            | Etawah          |
|    149 | Easterly mound of the isolated tilas | Kampil                  | Farrukhabad     |
|    150 | Ancient Site of Sankissa             | Sankissa                | Farrukhabad     |
|    151 | Archaeological Site & Remains        | Gulistanpur             | Ghaziabad       |
|    152 | Mound known as Old Fort              | Kannauj                 | Kannauj         |
|    153 | Kankali tila and Chaubara Mound      | Mathura                 | Mathura         |
|    154 | Ancient Site                         | Sravasti                | Sravasti        |
|    155 | Ancient Site                         | Piprahwa                | Siddharth Nagar |
|    156 | Ancient Site                         | Ganwariya               | Siddharth Nagar |
|    157 | Ancient Site                         | Chardah                 | Behraich        |
|    158 | Ancient Site                         | Reh                     | Fatehpur        |

|   159. | Allahabad Fort Asokan Stone Pillar Zanana palace                                                                                                                        | Allahabad Tehsil- Chayal                       | Allahabad       |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|    160 | Large mound called Surya Bhita                                                                                                                                          | Shringaverpur Tehsil-Soraon                    | Allahabad       |
|    161 | Inscribed monolith of rough grey sand stone remains.                                                                                                                    | Bhagalpur                                      | Deoria          |
|    162 | Enormous Mound known as Masaon-Dih                                                                                                                                      | Aonrihar                                       | Ghazipur        |
|    163 | Extensive remains of a very large ancient city                                                                                                                          | Barhi                                          | Gorakhapur      |
|    164 | The ancient fortress (representing the ancient Kaushambi)                                                                                                               | Kosam Tehsil-Manjhampur                        | Kaushambi       |
|    165 | Artificial cave in the fane of the hill of Pabhosa                                                                                                                      | Pabhosa, Tehsil-Manjhampur                     | Kaushambi       |
|    166 | Bhandari Devi ka Pahar containing Asokan inscription                                                                                                                    | AhrauraKhas                                    | Mirzapur        |
|    167 | Ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath including Dhamekh stupa, stupa of Jagat Singh, the monastery of Major Kittoe and all the monuments excavated by Mr. Oartal in 1904-05. | Baraipur, Khajuli, KhajuliGanj&Ghurahupur      | Varanasi        |
|    168 | Remains of a fine massive brick fort                                                                                                                                    | Chandrauti                                     | Varanasi        |
|    169 | Ancient mound                                                                                                                                                           | Tilmapur                                       | Varanasi        |
|     12 | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                |                 |
|    170 | Ashokan Rock Edict(Bahapur)                                                                                                                                             | Sriniwaspur                                    | Sriniwaspuri    |
|    171 | Ashokan Pillar                                                                                                                                                          | Ferozabad Kotla near Delhi Gate, Central       | Delhi           |
|    172 | Ashokan Pillar                                                                                                                                                          | On the Ridge between Hindu Rao Hospital, North | Delhi           |
|     13 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                               |                                                |                 |
|    173 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Chikkajala                                     | Bangalore Rural |
|    174 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Hejjala                                        | Bangalore Rural |
|    175 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Kittur                                         | Mysore          |
|    176 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Managondana halli                              | Bangalore Rural |
|    177 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Savanadurga                                    | Bangalore Rural |
|    178 | Ashokan Inscriptions                                                                                                                                                    | Brahmagiri                                     | Chitradurga     |
|    179 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Brahmagiri                                     | Chitradurga     |
|    180 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                                                                                                       | Chandravalli                                   | Chitradurga     |

|   181. | Inscription and JattingaRamesvara Temple                                                     | RamesvaraHill   | Chitradurga     |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|    182 | Akka-Tangi Temple and Ashokan Inscription EmmetammanaGundu                                   | Siddapura       | Chitradurga     |
|    183 | Dolmen Circle                                                                                | Doddamolathe    | Coorg           |
|    184 | Dolmen Circle                                                                                | Sulimolthe      | Coorg           |
|    185 | Pre-Historic Site                                                                            | Hunugunda       | Kolar           |
|    186 | Rock edict inscriptions of Emperor Asoka                                                     | Nittur          | Bellary         |
|    187 | Rock edict inscription of Emperor Asoka                                                      | Udegolam        | Bellary         |
|    188 | Dolmens                                                                                      | Aihole          | Bagalkot        |
|    189 | Rock shelter (Shidlapadi cave)                                                               | Badami          | Bagalkot        |
|    190 | Dolmen on the south side of the road leading from the village to Badami about a mile to west | Pattadkal       | Bagalkot        |
|    191 | Three groups of Dolmens                                                                      | Konnur          | Belgaum         |
|    192 | Ancient site                                                                                 | Udchan          | Gulbarga        |
|    193 | Ancient excavated site containing remains of Buddhist Stupa                                  | Kanaganhali     | Gulbarga        |
|    194 | Prehistoric site                                                                             | Hirebenakal     | Raichur         |
|    195 | Ancient mound                                                                                | Koppal          | Raichur         |
|    196 | Rock edicts of Ashok on the hillocks known as Gavinath and Palkigundu                        | Koppal          | Raichur         |
|    197 | Ancient mound                                                                                | Maski           | Raichur         |
|    198 | Rock edicts of Ashoka                                                                        | Maski           | Raichur         |
|    199 | Prehistoric site                                                                             | Evathalli       | Yadgiri         |
|    200 | Prehistoric site                                                                             | Rajankallur     | Yadgiri         |
|     14 | Telangana                                                                                    |                 |                 |
|    201 | Pre-Historic Site,                                                                           | Janampet        | B.Kothagudem    |
|    202 | Ancient Mound                                                                                | Kondapur        | Sangareddy      |
|     15 | Punjab                                                                                       |                 |                 |
|    203 | Ancient Site and Buddhist Stupa                                                              | Sanghol         | Fatehgarh Sahib |
|    204 | Ancient Buddhist Stupa (SGL- II)                                                             | Sanghol         | Fatehgarh Shaib |
|    205 | Mound Known as Mud fort                                                                      | Abohar          | Ferozpur        |
|     16 | Haryana                                                                                      |                 |                 |
|    206 | Ancient Site                                                                                 | Naurangabad     | Bhiwani         |

|   207. | Ancient Site                                                                                                                  | Banawali                                                                            | Fatehabad             |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|    208 | Ancient Mound No. I, II, III & V                                                                                              | Rakhigarhi                                                                          | Distt. Hisar (Haryana |
|    209 | Ther Mound                                                                                                                    | Sirsa                                                                               | Haryana               |
|     17 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                |                                                                                     |                       |
|    210 | Rock inscription of Asoka                                                                                                     | Gujjara                                                                             | Datia                 |
|    211 | Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters                                                                                       | Kalamdi, Rasulia and Kishanpur                                                      | Hoshangabad           |
|    212 | Rock shelter known as Putli lane near Sabourne cave                                                                           | Bariam                                                                              | Sohagpur              |
|    213 | Dorothy deep rock shelter                                                                                                     | Pachmarhi                                                                           | Sohapur               |
|    214 | Karanbel (Tripuri) Ancient Site known as Karanbel                                                                             | Tewar                                                                               | Jabalpur              |
|    215 | Rock edict of Ashoka, Rupnath                                                                                                 | Padaria                                                                             | Bahorib-and           |
|    216 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                 | Kakarahata                                                                          | Bahoriba-nd           |
|    217 | Excavated site                                                                                                                | Kasrawad                                                                            | Kasrawad              |
|    218 | Pre-historic painted rock shelters Sita Khardi                                                                                | Bhanpura                                                                            | Bhanpura              |
|    219 | Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala                                                                           | Bhanpura                                                                            | Bhanpura              |
|    220 | Buddhist monuments                                                                                                            | Sanchi                                                                              | Raisen                |
|    221 | Buddhist stupas together with the adjacent land                                                                               | Sonari                                                                              | Raisen                |
|    222 | Buddhist stupas                                                                                                               | Murelkhurd                                                                          | Raisen                |
|    223 | Buddhist stupas and remains                                                                                                   | Andher (Bawalia & Hakeemkhedi                                                       | Raisen                |
|    224 | Stupas and other remains at Satdhara                                                                                          | Murlikhedi                                                                          | Raisen                |
|    225 | Pre-historic rock shelters with paintings comprising of Tajpura, Bineka, Bhimbetka, Lakhajuar East and Lakhajuhar West groups | Bhaianpura, Amchha Khurd, Amchha Kalam, Kasolwara, Gotampur, Borda, Bineka, Tajpura | Goharganj             |
|    226 | Fresco paintings                                                                                                              | Gahira                                                                              | Huzur                 |
|    227 | Rock shelters with megaliths, monasteries and inscriptions                                                                    | Barhat                                                                              | Tyonthar              |
|    228 | Remains                                                                                                                       | Bharhut                                                                             | Uchehara              |
|    229 | Saru-Maru monastic complex alongwith comprised area                                                                           | Panguraria                                                                          | Budhani               |
|    230 | Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas and other remains                                                                  | Talpura                                                                             | Budhani               |

|   231. | Ancient Mound                              | Bhairogarh   | Ujjain            |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|    232 | Ancient Mound (Vaishya Tekri)              | Undasa       | Ujjain            |
|    233 | Ancient Mound (Kumbhar Tekri)              | Undasa       | Ujjain            |
|    234 | Lohangi Hill Capital                       | Bhilsa       | Vidisha           |
|    235 | Ancient site                               | Besnagar     | Vidisha           |
|    236 | Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)             | Besnagar     | Vidisha           |
|     18 | Jammu & Kashmir                            |              |                   |
|    237 | Ancient Site and Remains                   | Burzaom      | Burzaom           |
|     19 | West Bengal                                |              |                   |
|    238 | Mounds                                     | Bangarh      | Dakshin Dinapur   |
|    239 | Chandra Ketu's Fort                        | Berachampa   | North 24 Parganas |
|    240 | Ancient Mound known as Varahamihirer Dhipi | Kaukepara    | North 24 Parganas |
|    241 | Ancient Mound                              | Bharatpur    | Burdwan           |