Rajasthan Maps
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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.
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
- 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.
