| Balaran | |
| Other Name: | Balara |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.9084°N 75.1337°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sikar |
| Governing Body: | Panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Leader Name: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 424.24 |
| Population Total: | 5,427 |
| Population As Of: | 2011[2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 332401[3] |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-1573 |
| Registration Plate: | RJ-23 |
| Iso Code: | RJ-IN |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Nawalgarh, Mukandgarh and Laxmangarh |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 11km (07miles) (land) |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Distance from Sikar |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 36km (22miles) (land) |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Distance from Jhunjhunu |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 33km (21miles) (land) |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Distance from Dundlod |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | 10km (10miles) (land) |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | Distance from Laxmangarh |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | 14km (09miles) (land) |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 46-48 °C |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 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 east of Laxmangarh and 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.
Balaran is a Panchayat.[4] The title of leader is Sarpanch. Balaran village falls under Laxmangarh assembly & Sikar parliamentary constituency.
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]
Balaran has a hot summer, sparse rainfall, a chilly winter season, and general dryness of the air except in the brief monsoon season. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are 28 to 30 and 15 to 16 degrees Celsius respectively.
Balaran is connected by a two-lane asphalt road to Laxmangarh, Mukandgarh and Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh Railway station is from Balaran and is well connected from Jaipur, Delhi and other cities.[6] Asphalt roads connect the village to surrounding villages and to Laxmangarh.
Camel carts and bullock carts were formerly the chief means of transportation, now replaced by bicycles and other automobiles. Quite a few villagers walk to Nawalgarh and other surrounding places.[7] In the rainy season, womenfolk carry grass on their heads for cows and buffaloes.
The villagers claim to be fully literate and all children attend school. However, many women remain illiterate, even though literacy rates are improving. Many students of the village have obtained admission to pioneering engineering institutes as well as into medical colleges through various competitions run by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), etc. Besides these, other careers such as teaching, nursing, and defense forces are also popular. The village has both private and government schools. The government schools are up to intermediate class. The village also has a government intermediate school for girls with the subject of arts.
The majority of the citizenry practice Hinduism and Islam.
Village society is governed solely by Hindu rituals, although the younger generations are influenced by Western culture .
Folk songs are sung by women during weddings and on other social occasions; menfolk sing dhamaal (traditional Holi songs). Many villagers own TVs as well as radios and satellite dishes. The sound of popular Hindi music emanating from stereos and other devices is heard from different houses during the afternoon and evening.
Most of the children play cricket. Some villagers also play volleyball and football. Villagers can be seen playing cards in chaupal (common area in the village).
Villagers celebrate all major Hindu festivals. Some of the major festivals are Holi, Eid, Bakrid, Moharram, Deepawali, Makar Sankranti, Raksha Bandhan, Sawan, Teej, Gauga Peer, and Gangaur.
Balaran is located 13 km away from Laxmangarh tehsil towards east side.