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Lar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Country
  
India

District
  
Ganderbal

PIN
  
191201

Elevation
  
1,650 m

Area code
  
1942419

State
  
Jammu and Kashmir

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
1942419

Population
  
50,491 (2011)

Lar (Jammu and Kashmir)

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 52% Humidity

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 a newly constructed bypass (NH 1D) at the foothills of the Himalayan mountains in the catchment area of Nallah Sindh.

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Map of Lar 191202

Geography

Lar is located 34.262°N 74.755°E / 34.262; 74.755. 6 km north of Ganderbal town at an average elevation of 1,650 metres (5,410 ft).

Demographics

At the 2011 India census, Lar had a population of 50,491 (males 52%, females 48%). The literacy rate was 59.99%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

References

Lar (Jammu and Kashmir) Wikipedia