Balaran, Sikar
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Balaran
Balara | |
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Village | |
  Balaran Location in Rajasthan, India  Balaran Balaran (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°54′30″N 75°08′01″E / 27.908424°N 75.133731°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| • Sarpanch | [1] |
| Elevation | 424.24 m (1,391.9 ft) |
| Population (2011[2]) | |
• Total | 5,427 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 332401[3] |
| Telephone code | 91-1573 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
| Nearest city | Nawalgarh, Mukandgarh and Laxmangarh |
| Distance from Nawalgarh | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) (land) |
| Distance from Sikar | 36 kilometres (22 mi) (land) |
| Distance from Jhunjhunu | 33 kilometres (21 mi) (land) |
| Distance from Dundlod | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) (land) |
| Distance from Laxmangarh | 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) (land) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 46-48 °C |
| Avg. winter temperature | 0-1 °C |
Balaran or Balara is a village in the Laxmangarh administrative region of the Sikar district of Rajasthan state in India. The village lies 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Laxmangarh and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Nawalgarh. It borders other villages and towns including; Bhairunpura, Sankhu, Mirzwas, Kheri Radan, Rajpura, Churi Miyan Swami Ki Dhani and Madopura. The nearby railway stations are Mukundgarh, Dundlod, Laxmangarh, and Sikar.[4]
About 80% of the population are farmers. Village agriculture is dependent on the monsoon rains, although today many farms use artesian wells for irrigation.[5]