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.
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