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) | |
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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(Text) CC BY-SA