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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MALKIT SINGH
Contact: 98****9714
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- LGD code
- 39930
- Pincode
- 148033
- Post office
- Moonak
- Population
- 7,311
- Households
- 1,376
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Sex ratio
- 888 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,321
Census 2011 · in context
How Balran (82) compares
By population, Balran (82) ranks #1 of 46 villages in Moonak mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
48.4%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Balran (82)
- 48.4%
- Moonak mandal
- 51.3%
- Sangrur district
- 60.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−5 vs mandal average
- Balran (82)
- 888
- Moonak mandal
- 893
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Balran (82)
- 5.3
- Moonak mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balran (82) at a glance
Balran (82) is a village of 7,311 people in 1,376 households (Census 2011) in Moonak tehsil, Sangrur district, Punjab, the largest of 46 villages in Moonak tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 148033, served by Moonak post office; the LGD village code is 39930. The sarpanch is MALKIT SINGH. The population is estimated at 8,620 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Balran (82)
- LGD code
- 39930
- Pincode
- 148033
- Post office
- Moonak
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,311
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,620
- Households
- 1,376
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALKIT SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Moonak
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 148033
- Rai Dhariayana (155)Lehra mandal5,598 pop
- Shadi Hari (156)Dirba mandal4,918 pop
- Churarah Kalan (81)Lehra mandal4,099 pop
- Makorad Sahib (104)Moonak mandal3,830 pop
- Maniana (108)Moonak mandal3,724 pop
- Dudian (94)Moonak mandal3,434 pop
- Hamirgarh (99)Moonak mandal3,148 pop
- Jhalur (152)Lehra mandal3,099 pop
- Bhutal Khurd (92)Moonak mandal3,094 pop
Other villages in Moonak mandal
View all 47+ →- Mandvi (118)
- Andana (122)
- Bhulan (114)
- Makorad Sahib (104)
- Maniana (108)
- Dudian (94)
- Gulahri (115)
- Banarsi (127)
- Hamirgarh (99)
- Bhutal Khurd (92)
- Bushera (119)
- Rampura Gujran (86)
- Bangan (97)
- Nawangaon (123)
- Karail (83)
- Salemgarh (102)
- Chatha Gobindpura (126)
- Bhathuan (100)
- Karoda (116)
- Badalgarh (96)
- Dehla (91)
- Dhindsa (93)
- Phulad (105)
- Baupur (125)
- Chandu (120)
- Babangrah Alias Ghamur Ghat (81)
- Shergarh Alias Sihan Singh Wala (95)
- Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar (109)
- Gobindpura Alias Maha Singhwala (111)
- Gobindpura Papra (90)
- Bhundar Bhaini (101)
- Raja Heri (98)
- Fatehgarh Nauabad Alias Bahmniwala (112)
- Kudni (85)
- Ramgarh Gujran (113)
- Handa (84)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)