| Voice of Baran : Sandip
Jain
Baran, being in the tribal belt is still backward.
People live in absolute poverty.
The tribes of Baran are deprived of education.
In terms of health and sanitation also they are backward.
The facilities provided by government are not reaching the tribes.
These are the main reasons obstructing their development.
Baran District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 6992.0 Km2
Population in Baran (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1223921
Male : 635495
Female : 588426
Under 6 population
Total : 179496
Male : 94348
Female : 85148
Disabled
population
Total disabled population : 21795
In seeing : 9424
In speech : 1333
In hearing : 1839
In movement : 7272
Mental : 1927
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 201
Sex Ratio Rank : 183
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 404 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 385 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Baran District
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
Administrative Setup
For administrative purposes, the district has been divided
into three sub-division viz., Baran, Shahbad and Chhabra consisting
altogether of seven tehsils.
Major Crops and Their Production
| Production: 1999-00 |
| Tonnes |
| Wheat |
2,40,958 |
| Maize |
26,631 |
| Gram |
10,742 |
| Sugarcane |
7,032 |
| Jowar |
3,374 |
| Paddy |
1,730 |
| Groundnut |
1,210 |
| Sesamum |
51 |
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
Post offices : 197
Telegraph offices : 53
Telephone exchanges : 24
Public call offices : 724
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. |
