# Balran Village, Moonak, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/moonak/balran/ Village · Moonak, Sangrur # Balran Balran is a village in Moonak sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **140833**. The 2011 Census counted **7,311 people in 1,376 households**, the 1st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 7,311people (2011) - 1,376households - 54.8%literacy - 140833PIN code ## Balran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balran is 140833.** Balran falls in Moonak sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code140833 - Gram panchayatBalran - Community development blockLehragaga - Census village code039930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balran from nearby towns? - Moonak (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)56 km by road - Moonak (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Balran? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sangrur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Moonak - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balran known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include atta and jagger. About 93% of the 2,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,948 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balran Of every 100 households in Balran in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balran · ■ Moonak rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****72%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **28% Tap water ****26%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **85% Use banking services ****44%** **55% Television ****65%** **73% Mobile phone ****68%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Balran? ■ Balran · ■ Moonak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **893 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **829 Working population ****31.7%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 909 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 779 (34%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 399 (17%) · **■** Marginal 181 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Moonak - Mandvi6,105 people - Andana5,291 people - Bhulan4,195 people - Makorad3,830 people [All 46 villages in Moonak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/moonak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balran?140833 - How far is Balran from Sangrur?56 km by road - What is the population of Balran?7,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balran in?Sangrur district (Moonak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balran?54.8% (Census 2011)