Baran District was carved out of erstwhile Kota District on 10th April 1991. The District got the name from the town Baran that is also the district headquarters. The district extends from 24-25' to 25-25' North latitudes, 76-12' to 77-26' east longitudes. Located on the south-east corner of Rajasthan and being adjacent to Shoepur, Shivpuri and Guna Districts of Madhya Pradesh, it forms the boundary of Rajasthan State. It is bounded on North-West by Kota and on South-West by Jhalawar district.
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