Laksar

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native_name = Laksar | type = city | latd = 29.77 | longd = 78.05
state_name = Uttarakhand
district = Hardwar
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altitude = 227
population_as_of = 2001
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area_telephone = 1332
postal_code = 247663
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Laksar (Hindi: लक्सर) is a town and a panchayat in Hardwar 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 (LSJ), which the largest Railway Junction in the state, built in 1866.

Geography

Laksar is located at coord|29.77|N|78.05|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Laksar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Laksar] ] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (745 feet). It is situated between the towns of Manglaur and Sultanpur [ [http://www.indianetzone.com/12/laksar_uttaranchal.htm Lakshar] www.indianetzone.com.] , and close to the towns of Pathri, Jhabrera and Roorkee in Haridwar district [ [http://www.bahutbadhiya.com/Uttaranchal/Laksar City page of Laksar] ] .

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , 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 connnected by road with Manglaur 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 [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_381.gifTrade and Communications] The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 375.] .

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 [ [http://www.north-india.in/uttaranchal/districts/haridwar.htm Haridwar district] ] .

Nagar Panchayat elections were held in Laksar for the first time in the year 2006, and the present Chairman of Laksar is Shri Jagdev Singh [ [http://210.212.78.56/laksar/English/08localadmin.html Local Administration] ] . The current MLA of Laksar is Shri Pranav Singh Champion [ [http://archive.eci.gov.in/feb2007/pollupd/ac/states/s28/aconst24.htm Laksar- Uttarakhand] Election Commission of India, State Elections 2007.] , in his second tenure from the Laksar region.

Important tourist places

* "Ban Ganga Wetland"
* "Panchleshwarnath Mahadev Temple"
* "Prachin Bhola-Parvati Pathleshwar Temple"
* "Jata Shankar Mahadev Temple"
* "Prachin shiv Temple"

Development

The declaration of new track between Muzaffarnagar and LAKSAR can decreases the distance b/w Delhi and Haridwar. The absence of a 40-km long rail-line between LAKSAR and MUZAFFARNAGAR is costing every traveller to Dehradun an extra 100 km travel from DELHI. Right now, the distance between HARDWAR and DELHI is more than 270 km, and if there a rail track between LAKSAR and MUZAFFARNAGAR, the distance can be reduced to say about 200 km, equal to DELHI-AGRA, which translates into a mere three-hour journey [http://www.uttaranchal.ws/railline.htm] .

References

External links

* [http://210.212.78.56/laksar/English/indexcity.html Official website of Laksar city]
* [http://weather.weatherbug.com/India/Laksar-weather.html Laksar weather]