Laksar

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?Laksar Uttarakhand • India
Laksar
Coordinates: 29°46′N 78°03′E / 29.77, 78.05
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 226 m (741 ft)
District(s)	Hardwar
Population	18,240 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 247663 • +1332
Website: 210.212.78.56/laksar/English/indexcity.html
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Coordinates: 29°46′N 78°03′E / 29.77, 78.05 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.

Laksar is situated between the towns of Manglaur and Sultanpur ^[1], and close to the towns of Pathri, Jhabrera and Roorkee in Haridwar district ^[2].

1 Demographics
2 Transport
3 Local administration
4 Important tourist places
5 Development
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[3], 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.

[edit] 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 ^[4].

The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, though Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is preferred.

[edit] Local administration

Today, Laksar is one of the three tehsils in the Haridwar district, and one its six development blocks ^[5].

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 ^[6] . The current MLA of Laksar is Shri Pranav Singh Champion ^[7], in his second tenure from the Laksar region.

[edit] Important tourist places

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

[edit] 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 [2].

Coordinates: 29°46′N, 78°03′E