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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Baran, Rajasthan}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Baran<br />
| native_name = <!-- No native name as per [[WP:NOINDICSCRIPTS]] --><br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| image_skyline = Bhand devra Mini Khajurawo.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Bhand Devra Temple<br />
| image_map = Baran in Rajasthan (India).svg<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.1|N|76.52|E|display=inline}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Division<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kota division|Kota]]<br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Baran, Rajasthan|Baran]]<br />
| established_title = Formed<br />
| established_date = 10 April 1991<br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Baran |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0830_PART_B_DCHB_BARAN.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=19 January 2015|pages=10–11, 14|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 6992<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 262<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baran.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/baran/en/about-baran/population.html|title=Population|work=rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 1222755<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 325205<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 07453<br />
| registration_plate = RJ-28<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.baran.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/baran/en/home.html|Baran District}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Baran district''' is a district in the [[India]]n state of [[Rajasthan]]. The headquarters of the district are located at the city of [[Baran, Rajasthan|Baran]].<ref name=census /><br />
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==History==<br />
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Before Indian independence in 1947, most of present-day Baran district was part of the [[princely state]] of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]. It was formed on 10 April 1991 by carving out Kota district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baran.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/baran/en/home.html|title=Home|work=rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref> The district got its name from the existing Baran city which is also presently the district headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baran-Rajasthan|title=Home|url=https://baran.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/baran/en/home.html|access-date=2021-07-21|website=baran.rajasthan.gov.in|language=en-us}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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The 10th century [[Bhand Deva Temple]] in the style of [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments|Khajuraho]] temples is situated on the banks of a pond in the centre of the 4&nbsp;km wide [[Ramgarh crater]] about 40&nbsp;km from the city of [[Baran, Rajasthan]] as well as 240&nbsp;km from the [[Dhala crater]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[File:Ramgarh Crater.JPG|thumbnail|The Ramgarh Crater as seen from an aeroplane|left]]<br />
Baran is located at {{Coord|25.1|N|76.52|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Baran.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Baran, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 262&nbsp;metres (859&nbsp;feet). Located in the Kota Plateau of [[Vindhya range]], district is the location of famous [[Ramgarh crater]] made from the meteorite strike.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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'''Rivers'''<br />
[[File:Parvati baran.JPG|thumb|Parvati River-by-H.N.Singh|left]]<br />
[[Kali Sindh]], Parvati, Parwan, Andheri, Ban-Ganga are the major rivers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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'''Climate'''<br />
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The City has a dry climate except in the monsoon seasons. The winter season runs from mid of November to February and summer season runs from March to mid of June. The period from mid of June to September is the monsoon season followed by the months October to mid of November constitute the post monsoon or the retreating monsoon. The average rainfall in the district is 895.2mm. January is the coldest month with the average daily maximum temperature of 24.3'C and the average daily minimum temperature of 10.6'C.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Baran District (2011)<br />
|titlebar=#Fcd116<br />
|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
|float=left<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|92.69}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|6.54}}<br />
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.77}}<br />
}}<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] the Baran district had a population of 1,222,755.<ref name=census /> It roughly equals to the nation of [[Trinidad and Tobago]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Trinidad and Tobago 1,227,505 July 2011 est.<br />
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php <br />
|title=2010 Resident Population Data <br />
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau <br />
|access-date=2011-09-30 <br />
|quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470 <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php <br />
|archive-date=19 October 2013 <br />
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 389th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert|175|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.8%. Baran has a [[sex ratio]] of 926 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.38%.<ref name=census/><br />
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===Languages===<br />
{{Pie chart| thumb = right<br />
| caption = Languages in Baran district (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />
|label1=[[Hadauti]] |value1=70.59 |color1= #E44D2E<br />
|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=25.37 |color2=orange<br />
|label3=[[Urdu]] |value3=1.92 |color3=green <br />
|label4=Others |value4=2.12 |color4=grey<br />
}}<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
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===Roadways===<br />
The city is connected with neighbouring districts and with major cities outside the state. National Highway No.76 (now National Highway No. 27) passes through the district. National Highway No.76 (now National Highway No. 27) is a part of East-West Corridor.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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===Airways===<br />
The nearest major airports are located at [[Jaipur International Airport]], [[Udaipur Airport]], and [[Jodhpur Airport]]. These airports connect Rajasthan with the major cities of India such as Delhi and Mumbai. There are two other airports in Kota and [[Jaisalmer Airport|Jaisalmer]], but are not open for commercial/civilian flights yet.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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===Railway===<br />
{{rws|Baran}} station is situated on Kota-Bina section of Western Central Railways. It is about 67&nbsp;km from Kota Junction.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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==Cuisine==<br />
Typical dishes include Dal Baati Churma, [[Dal Bafla]], [[Kachori]], [[Samosa]], [[Roti]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category}}<br />
* [https://baran.rajasthan.gov.in/ Official website]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Baran district<br />
|North = [[Sheopur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
|Northeast = <br />
|East = [[Shivpuri district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Guna district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
|South = [[Jhalawar district]]<br />
|Southwest = <br />
|West = [[Kota district]]<br />
|Northwest = <br />
}}<br />
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{{Baran district}}<br />
{{Districts of Rajasthan}}<br />
{{Rajasthan}}<br />
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{{Coord|25|06|00|N|76|30|36|E|region:IN-RJ_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-nowiki|display=title}}<br />
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[[Category:1991 establishments in Rajasthan]]<br />
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