Lalru

Lalru
Town
Lalru is located in Punjab
Lalru
Lalru
Location in Punjab, India
Lalru is located in India
Lalru
Lalru
Lalru (India)
Coordinates: 30°29′12″N 76°48′02″E / 30.48667°N 76.80056°E / 30.48667; 76.80056
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictS.A.S Nagar (Mohali)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,000
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
140501
Telephone code01762
Vehicle registrationPB-65,PB-70
Nearest cityAMBALA, Derabassi,Zirakpur
Literacy90%
Lok Sabha constituencyPatiala
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDera Bassi

Lalru is a town and a Municipal Council In Mohali District about 30 km from Chandigarh, the capital of both Haryana and Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Ambala National Highway, NH 22. Lalru is having one of the toll tax barriers on this Chandigarh - Delhi National Highway. It is part of Greater Mohali[1] and Chandigarh Capital Region[2] (CCR) or Chandigarh Metropolitan Region (CMR), Which is an area, which includes the union territory city of Chandigarh, and its neighboring cities of Mohali, Zirakpur, New Chandigarh (in Punjab), and Panchkula (in Haryana). Chandigarh Administration, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) are different authorities responsible for the development of this region.

The economy of the region is interdependent as the area is continuously inhabited, though falling under different states. There is a lot of movement of people and goods daily to and from suburbs, like most of the people working in Chandigarh live in a suburb like Zirakpur. The local industry is on the outskirts like Derabassi, Lalru, and Baddi. Greater Mohali is an extension of Mohali city and includes the areas of Mundi Kharar, Lalru and Landran. This area comes under Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).[3]