Lar (Jammu and Kashmir)

This article is about a town in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. For other uses, see Lar (disambiguation).
Lar
Chanthan Gulab Pora
Town
Lar

Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Coordinates: 34°15′43″N 74°45′18″E / 34.262°N 74.755°E / 34.262; 74.755Coordinates: 34°15′43″N 74°45′18″E / 34.262°N 74.755°E / 34.262; 74.755
Country  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Elevation 1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 50,491
Languages
  Official Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 191201
Telephone code 1942419
Vehicle registration JK16
Sex ratio 951 /

Lar (Urdu: لار) is a town and a notified area committee in Ganderbal district, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a newly established tehsil carved out of Ganderbal Tehsil. It is situated on newly constructed bypass (NH 1D) at the foothills of himalayan mountains in the catchment area of Nallah Sindh.

Geography

Lar is located 34°15′43″N 74°45′18″E / 34.262°N 74.755°E / 34.262; 74.755.[1] 6 km north of Ganderbal town at an average elevation of 1,650 metres (5,410 ft).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Lar had a population of 50491, Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lar has an average literacy rate of 59.99% higher than the national average of 59.5%.[3]

See also

References

  1. Wikimapia- Lar
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. "Lar Tehsil" (pdf). NRHM. Retrieved 2012-06-12.


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