Baran district

Baran District is a district of the of  in western. The town of 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 state, on the south and southwest by  of Rajasthan, and on the west and northwest by  of Rajasthan. The district has eight s, 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 of, although Shahabad tehsil was a discontinuous portion of  princely state, and Chhabra tehsil was a discontinuous portion of  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.