Baran district

Baran district

Baran District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Baran is the district headquarters.

The district has an area of 6955.4 km², and a population of 1,021,653 (2001 census). It is bounded on the north and east by Madhya Pradesh state, on the south and southwest by Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, and on the west and northwest by Kota District of Rajasthan. The district has eight tehsils, Anta, Atru, Baran, Chhabra, Chhipa Barod, Kishanganj, Mangrol, and Shahabad.

History

Before Indian independence in 1947, most of present-day Baran District was part of the princely state of Kota, although Shahabad tehsil was a discontinuous portion of Jhalawar princely state, and Chhabra tehsil was a discontinuous portion of Tonk princely state. After Indian independence, The rulers of the princely states acceded to the Government of India, and the present-day Baran District was made part of Kota District. Baran District was carved out of Kota District on April 10, 1991.baran in siuated at 70km from kota

External links

* [http://www.baran.nic.in Baran District web site]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Baran — may refer to:* A Persian word meaning rainfall * A Persian given name * A Kurdish name meaning rain * A Polish surname (archaic feminine: Baranowa, plural Baranowie) * Russian word for ram or lamb * Plastic divider found in prepared boxes of… …   Wikipedia

  • Baran, Rajasthan — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Baran | type = city | latd = 25.1 | longd = 76.52 locator position = right | state name = Rajasthan district = Baran leader title = leader name = altitude = 262 population as of = 2001 population total =… …   Wikipedia

  • District de Baran — Administration Pays  Inde Ty …   Wikipédia en Français

  • District 202 — was originally a Minneapolis drop in center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth. However the organization closed the physical drop in center in 2009 and now offers programming around the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro area. District… …   Wikipedia

  • Baran — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Prénom 2 Personnages portant ce prénom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Baran, Lublin Voivodeship — Infobox Settlement name = Baran settlement type = Village total type = image shield = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = POL subdivision type1 = Voivodeship subdivision name1 = Lublin subdivision type2 = County subdivision name2 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Baran, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship — Infobox Settlement name = Baran settlement type = Village total type = image shield = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = POL subdivision type1 = Voivodeship subdivision name1 = Świętokrzyskie subdivision type2 = County subdivision… …   Wikipedia

  • District de Guna — Guna (district) Le district de Guna est l un des districts formant l État du Madhya Pradesh, en Inde. Son chef lieu est la ville de Guna. Sa population est de 976,596 habitants (recensement de 2001)et sa superficie de 6485 km ². Ce district est… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Guna District — Guna is a district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The capital is Guna. The district has a population of 976,596 (2001 census). It has an area of 6485 km², and is bounded on the northeast by Shivpuri District, on the east by Ashoknagar District, on the …   Wikipedia

  • Shivpuri district — शिवपुरी जिला Location of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”