Lar, Jammu and Kashmir
Lar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 191131 |
| Telephone code | 1942419 |
| Vehicle registration | JK16 |
| Sex ratio | 951 ♂/♀ |
Lar is a town and
Jehlum River flows through Lar. The famous Manasbal Lake
lies a few kilometres away from the town centre.
Geography
Lar is located 34°15′43″N 74°45′18″E / 34.262°N 74.755°E., Kishmish, Anabeshai and Ruby.
Demographics
At the 2011 India census,[4] 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%.[5]
Climate
Lar Town possesses all the typical characteristics of the climate of Kashmir Valley as a whole. In the heat of July, the breeze of the
Sir Walter Lawrence writes in his book, The Valley of Kashmir
, that in latitude, Kashmir corresponds with Peshawar, Baghdad and Damascus in Asia: with Fez in Morocco: and South Carolina in America, but it presents none of the characteristics of those countries. People have linked the climate of Kashmir to that of Switzerland until the end of May, and of Southern France in July and August. But it is impossible to speak of Kashmir as possessing any one climate or group of characteristics. Every hundred feet of elevation brings some new phase of climate and of vegetation.
References
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Wikimapia- Lar
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Lar Tehsil" (pdf). NRHM. Retrieved 12 June 2012.