It serves as a Gram panchayat for five nearby villages which are Hani Hera, Patthukhedi, Amapura, Lolahedi and Seendhni.

The feudal tax as gold or equivalent valuable things were sent to Kota state on mules.

People in the village raise livestock like buffalos, sheep, cows, goats, and poultry.

Since the groundwater level in Barlan is very low (800 feet), borewell often fails and results in the insurmountable burden of irrigation cost.

Due to low monsoon rainfall and water depletion farmers usually grow two crops in a year.

In 2018 Rabi crop winter season chana, and mustard was grown on almost 95% land of the village.

The village is the part of the National Optical Fibre Network, a project under which all Gram Panchayats of India are provided a minimum of 100 Mbps broadband connectivity.

Issues with sanitation include: Barlan has a state government school from elementary to higher secondary.