The district is bound in the north and north-west by Kota, Jhalawar and Bundi districts and in the west by Chittaurgarh.
Climate and Rainfall
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.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Units
No.
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
Units
No.
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
Sr.
Production 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Rapeseed & Mustard
253125
2
Soyabeans
229353
3
Wheat
156111
4
Coriander
57766
5
Maize
42458
6
Rice
4552
7
Jowar
3974
8
Gram
3358
9
Bajra
1597
10
Sugar cane
771
11
Groundnuts
722
12
Fenugreek seed
630
13
Barley
457
14
Black gram (urad)
320
15
Field pea
176
16
Linseed
155
17
Masoor
106
18
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
Sr.
Facilities
No.
1
Post offices
197
2
Telegraph offices
53
3
Telephone exchanges
24
4
Public call offices
724
Banking
Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005
Offices (No.)
Deposits (Rs.Lakh)
Credit (Rs.Lakh)
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
56
36800
34100
Public Sector Banks
31
24000
27900
SBI and its Associates
16
14200
19000
Nationalised Banks
15
9800
8900
Foreign Banks
-
-
-
Regional Rural Banks
23
8900
5700
Other Scheduled Commercial Banks
2
3800
500
Educational Facilities/Institutions
Sr.
Facilities/Institutions
No.
1
Primary Schools
930
2
Middle Schools
332
3
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools
102
4
Degree Colleges
2
5
ITI
3
Industrial Scenario
No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 2
No. of Small Scale Units: 2,012
No of Industrial Areas: 2
Baran
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.
