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Area
6,955 sq.kms. (2.03 per cent of the
State)
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Location
The district is bound in the north and
north-west by Kota, Jhalawar and Bundi districts and in the west by
Chittaurgarh.
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Climate and Rainfall
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The mean daily maximum temperature is
42.6 degrees celsius
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Thee mean daily minimum temperature is
29.7 degrees celsius.
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Administrative Setup
For administrative purposes, the district
has been divided into three sub-division viz., Baran, Shahbad and
Chhabra consisting altogether of seven tehsils.
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Human Resources
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Indicators of
Human Rsources |
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Population |
persons |
10,22,568 |
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Density of population |
persons per sq.kms |
146 |
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Literacy |
per cent |
28.87 |
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Total working population |
per cent |
33.07 |
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Percentage distribution of work
force |
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Cultivators |
per cent |
57.98 |
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Agricultural labourers |
per cent |
20.95 |
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Manufacturing, processing
servicing and repairs |
per cent |
3.94 |
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Other workers |
per cent |
17.13 |
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Major Crops and Their Production
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Production:
1999-00 |
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Tonnes |
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Wheat |
2,40,958 |
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Maize |
26,631 |
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Gram |
10,742 |
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Sugarcane |
7,032 |
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Jowar |
3,374 |
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Paddy |
1,730 |
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Groundnut |
1,210 |
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Sesamum |
51 |
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Infrastructure
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rail Transport
The district has 95 kms railway line
on Kota-Baran route.
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Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Jaipur (239
kms)
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Communication Facilities
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(No.) |
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Post offices |
197 |
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Telegraph offices |
53 |
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Telephone exchanges |
24 |
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Public call offices |
724 |
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Medical and Public Health Service
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.
Banking
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Offices, Deposits and Credit as on
Jun 2005 |
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Offices |
Deposits |
Credit |
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(No.) |
(Rs.Lakh) |
(Rs.Lakh) |
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All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
56 |
35100 |
31200 |
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Public Sector Banks |
31 |
22500 |
25800 |
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SBI and its Associates |
16 |
13200 |
17700 |
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Nationalised Banks |
15 |
9300 |
8100 |
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Foreign Banks |
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Regional Rural Banks |
23 |
9100 |
4900 |
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Other Scheduled Commercial Banks |
2 |
3500 |
500 |
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Educational Facilities/Institutions
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(No.) |
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Primary Schools |
930 |
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Middle Schools |
332 |
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Higher Secondary and Secondary
Schools |
102 |
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Degree Colleges |
2 |
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ITI |
3 |
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Industrial Scenario
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No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 2
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No. of Small Scale Units: 2,012
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No of Industrial Areas: 2
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Baran
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Chhabra
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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.
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Export Items
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Soya
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Rape doc
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