巴克尔根德为中印度中古世纪的历史区域，位置约在今印度中央邦的右边。盖穆尔山（Kaimur）穿越的该区，两边拥有高山与平原，十三世纪之前，尚是人文活跃的王朝区域，后则渐趋被印度其他强大王朝并吞。

Bagelkhand or Baghelkhand is a region and also a mountain range in central India that covers Northeast of Madhya Pradesh and a small area of western Uttar Pradesh (see map to the right). It includes the Madhya Pradesh districts of Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, and Singrauli and Chitrakoot of Uttar Pradesh