ABOUT LAKSAR

Laksar is a town and a panchayat in Haridwar 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 (LRJ), which the largest Railway Junction in the state, built in 1866.

Geography

Laksar is located at 29.77°N 78.05°E.^[1] . It has an average elevation of 227  metres.  It is situated between the towns of  Khanpur and  Sultanpur, and close to the towns of  Pathri,  Jhabrera  and  Roorkee in Haridwar distric.

Politics

The whole area around Laksar is dominated by Gurjar community and the  current MLA is Sanjay Gupta, bjp mla.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,  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 connected by road with Haridwar,  Saharanpur,  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. The nearest airport is  Jolly Grant Airport,  Dehradun, Pantnagar though  Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is preferred.

Local administration

oday, Laksar is one of the three tehsils in the  Haridwar district,  and one its six development blocks.

Nagar Panchayat  elections were held in Laksar last time in the year 2008, and the present Chairman of Laksar is Shri Jagdev Singh.