District Profile

Baran

Area

6,955 sq.kms. (2.03 per cent of the State)

Location

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.

Administrative Setup

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

Indicators of Human Rsources
Population	persons	10,22,568
Density of population	persons per sq.kms	146
Literacy	per cent	28.87
Total working population	per cent	33.07
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	57.98
Agricultural labourers	per cent	20.95
Manufacturing, processing servicing and repairs	per cent	3.94
Other workers	per cent	17.13

Major Crops and Their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Rapeseed & Mustard	253125
Soyabeans	229353
Wheat	156111
Coriander	57766
Maize	42458
Rice	4552
Jowar	3974
Gram	3358
Bajra	1597
Sugar cane	771
Groundnuts	722
Fenugreek seed	630
Barley	457
Black gram (urad)	320
Field pea	176
Linseed	155
Masoor	106
Rapeseed	60

Infrastructure

Electricity

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.

Water

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.

Road Transport

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 Transport

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

Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Jaipur (239 kms)

Communication Facilities

(No.)
Post offices	197
Telegraph offices	53
Telephone exchanges	24
Public call offices	724

Medical and Public Health Service

(No.)
Primary Schools	930
Middle Schools	332
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools	102
Degree Colleges	2
ITI	3

Industrial Scenario

No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 2
No. of Small Scale Units: 2,012
No of Industrial Areas: 2

1.        Baran

2.        Chhabra

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.

Export Items

1. Soya

2. Rape doc

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 centres. There are 47 dispensaries/hospitals in the district. Human Resources

Climate and Rainfall