Lar | |
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Town | |
  Lar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Lar Lar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′43″N 74°45′18″E / 34.262°N 74.755°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ganderbal |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 50,491 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 191131 |
| Telephone code | 1942419 |
| Vehicle registration | JK16 |
| Sex ratio | 951 ♂/♀ |
Lar is a town and council district in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a relatively newly established tehsil, carved out of the Ganderbal tehsil. It is situated 25 km from the heart of the summer capital, Srinagar, on National Highway (NH 1D) between the foothills of the Himalayan mountains in the north and the picturesque Zabarwan Hills in the south. The Sind River, a major tributary to the Jehlum River flows through Lar. The famous Manasbal Lake lies a few kilometres away from the town centre.
- ^ "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.