Baran, Rajasthan

Baran
City
Baran railway station board showing city name in different languages.
Bhand Devra Temple
Location in Rajasthan##Location in India
Location in Rajasthan##Location in India
Baran
Location in Rajasthan
Location in Rajasthan##Location in India
Location in Rajasthan##Location in India
Baran
Location in India
Coordinates: 25°06′N 76°31′E / 25.1°N 76.52°E / 25.1; 76.52
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictBaran
Area
 • Total72.36 km2 (27.94 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total117,992
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
325205
Telephone code07453
Vehicle registrationRJ-28
Websitebaran.rajasthan.gov.in

Baran is a city in Baran district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a municipality and the district headquarters of Baran district,[1][2] famous for its 11th century Bhand Devra Temple on banks of Ramgarh crater. It is 339 km from the state capital Jaipur near Kota city. Three large rivers, Parban, Parbati, and Kalisindh, flow through the district.

Baran district has eight tehsils: Antah, Atru, Baran, Chhabra, Chhipabarod, Kishanganj, Mangrol, and Shahabad

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Baran" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 11, 24. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Home". rajasthan.gov.in.