Baran (District)

Baran District
State	Rajasthan
Administrative headquarters :	Baran
Area :	6992 km²
Residents :	1,222,755 (2011)
Population density :	175 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://baran.rajasthan.gov.in

Baran is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan .

The district was created on April 10, 1991 by splitting off from the Kota district . It is located in the far east of Rajasthan. Much of the area was part of the princely state of Kota before Indian independence in 1947 . The district administration is located in the eponymous city of Baran . Major rivers in the district are Parbati and Kali Sindh .

population

The population was 1,222,755 in the 2011 census, 10 years earlier it was 1,021,653. The gender ratio was 929 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 66.66% (80.35% for men, 51.96% for women). 92.69% of the population were followers of Hinduism , 6.54% Muslim . The main dialect is Hadoti .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 8 tehsils :

• Antah
• Atru
• Baran
• Chhabra
• Chhipabarod
• Kishanganj
• Mangrol
• Shahabad

Cities with the status of a municipality are:

• Antah
• Baran
• Chhabra
• Mangrol

Web links

Commons : Baran District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Baran District Administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Baran District Administration
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} census2011.co.in