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Baran – Rajasthan

The Land of Wooded Hills and Valleys

District Baran was carved out of erstwhile Kota District on 10th April 1991. The district got the name from the town Baran which is also the district hqts. District comes under parliamentry constituency Jhalawar-Baran and divided in four assembly constutuencies namely Anta, Kishanganj, Baran-Atru & Chhabra.

The total area of the District is 6992 Sq.Km. out of which only 82.18 Sq.Km. is urban. The total forest area in the district is 2.17 Lacs Hect. The total population of the distirct is around 10,21,653 (as per 2001 population). Main dialect is Hadoti. The district Hqts. Baran city falls in the ‘C‘ Class category.

The District has a tremendous scope for the rapid industrialisation, especially among agro-based industries. There are eight tehsils in the district namely Baran, Anta, Atru, Mangrol, Chhabra, Chhipabarod, Kishanganj & Shahabad. Best climate to visit the district is between September to November. The district is well connected with rail & road network. The Computerised reservation facility is available at Railway station in Baran city. ATM facilties and all Mobile Networks are available in the district.

Main Industries

Agricultural based units, cotton (in bales) textiles, embroidery, jute and jute based unit, leather units, metal based units, machine and machinery units, paper and products, petroleum based mineral units, readymade garments, rubber and plastic units, silk and artificial yarn clothes, soda water, tobacco, wool.

Educational Facilities/Institutions

At the district headquarter; Baran has “B” grade district hospital, one maternity and child welfare centre, 3 dispensaries and 4 urban family welfare centers. There are 47 dispensaries/hospitals in the district.

The district is bound in the north and north-west by Kota, Jhalawar and Bundi districts and in the west by Chittaurgarh.

  • The mean daily maximum temperature is 42.6 degrees celsius.
  • Thee mean daily minimum temperature is 29.7 degrees celsius.
There are three power houses in Baran district with a generation capacity of 12 MW. These are located at Baran and Chhabra. Of the 1070 villages, 1037 villages were electrified as on 31 March 2000.

The water for irrigation is available from Chambal canal in the tehsils of Baran and Mangrol besides wells/tube wells. All the 5 towns of the district have already been covered under drinking water supply scheme and there are 39 water supply schemes operating in the district.

The district is well connected to all district headquarters of the State. The total road length in the district was 1,491 kms as on 31 March 2000.

Rail: The district has 95 kms railway line on Kota-Baran route.

Air: The nearest airport is at Jaipur (239 kms)

  • Post offices 197
  • Telegraph offices 53
  • Telephone exchanges 24
  • Public call offices 724
  • Primary Schools 930
  • Middle Schools 332
  • Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools 102
  • Degree Colleges 2
  • ITI 3

For administrative purposes, the district has been divided into three sub-division viz., Baran, Shahbad and Chhabra consisting altogether of seven tehsils.

  • Density of population persons per sq.kms 146
  • Literacy percent 28.87
  • Total working population per cent 33.07
  • Percentage distribution of work force
  • Cultivators percent 57.98
  • Agricultural labourers percent 20.95
  • Manufacturing, processing servicing and repairs percent 3.94
  • Other workers percent 17.13

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