Country India State | Language spoken Hindi District Haridwar | |
Map of Laksar
Laksar is a small city situated at the Delhi-Haridwar NH 334A.it is a Nagar Palika in Haridwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is an important sugar manufacturing destination in the state and also known for the Laksar Junction railway station (LRJ), which the largest railway junction in the state, built in 1866.In a huge population the Gurjar community all around the city and rural areas.
Contents
- Map of Laksar
- B k birla visit on birla tyres unit2 laksar haridwar uttarakhand
- Mussorie express reached at laksar junction
- Geography
- MLA
- POLITICAL PERSONS
- Demographics
- Transport
- Local administration
- Important tourist places
- References
B k birla visit on birla tyres unit2 laksar haridwar uttarakhand
Mussorie express reached at laksar junction
Geography
Laksar has an average elevation of 227 metres (745 feet). It is situated between the towns of Khanpur and Sultanpur, and close to the towns of Pathri, Jhabrera and Roorkee in Haridwar district. it is also known for freedom fighter Late. Sri Ratan Singh Gurjar Recently one of the native of Laksar, inked a tattoo, making it the first person from Laksar to have one, that too in doctor's handwriting font.
MLA
The whole area around Laksar is dominated by Gurjar,community and the current MLA is Sanjay Gupta, prior to him as follow :- 1991 Tejpal Singh Panwar [bjp] 1993 Tejpal singh Panwar [Bjp]
POLITICAL PERSONS
This is a political hub in whole district.Another famous political persons like farmer leader Choudhary kirat Singh,Choudhary Rafal singh,BJP leader Advocate Satendra choudhary,Aditya nagar and Former student leader Nishchey Verma are known for their working mechanism.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Laksar had a population of 18,240. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Laksar has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 59%. In Laksar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Laksar is well connected by road with Haridwar, Saharanpur, and Roorkee cities, and Laksar Junction Railway Station lies within the city. It was first connected with city of Haridwar through branch line in 1886, when the Awadh and Rohilakhand Railway line was extended through Roorkee to Saharanpur, this was later extended to Dehradun in 1900.
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, though Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is preferred.
Local administration
Today, Laksar is one of the three tehsils in the Haridwar district, and one its six development blocks.
Nagar Palika laksar elections were held in Laksar first time in the year 1995. The current MLA of Laksar is Shri Sanjay Gupta, in his first tenure from the Laksar region.