Lar, Uttar Pradesh
Lar is a town, a nagar panchayat, and is a block headquarter in Deoria district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] It belongs to the Gorakhpur Division and is located 45 KM toward the south from District headquarter Deoria. Lar is noted by a single, old and historical, bazaar i.e., a business centre, in the town; it lies at a short distance 3.2 KM toward east of the nearest railway station Lar Road.[2] In addition, the business centre, 5-8 KM toward the east within Lar block, is connected with many villages that exist on the western bank of river Chhoti Gandak or riverbanks partly surrounded by Chhoti Gandak and Ghaghara.[3]
Lar
Lar Bazar | |
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![]() ![]() Lar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India ![]() ![]() Lar Lar (India) | |
Coordinates: 26.2°N 83.97°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Deoria |
Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Others | Bhojpuri, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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Vehicle registration | UP 52 |
Website | up |
Lar is situated at 26.2°N 83.97°E, and has an average elevation of 62 metres (203 feet).[4]
Demographics

As of 2011 India census: Lar had a population of 25,492; Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%; Lar has an average literacy rate of 69%, lower than the national average of 74.04%; male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 55% and; in Lar, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.[5]
Education
Lar has many colleges, several school, and some madrasa. Notably, these include: Swami Devanand Post Graduate College Math Lar Deoria,[6] B.S.P.G college Pindi, O.K.M Inter college,[7] S.Z.M.P high school, S.D Inter college, Ayesha Rashid Girls High school, an old government Junior High School, and DarulUloom Mohammadia Ramnagar.[8][9]
See also
- Maqbool Ahmed Lari, Indian social worker and Urdu writer
- Iraqi Biradari, Indian Muslim community from Lar
References
- Nagar Panchayat Lar | District Deoria, Government Of Uttar ...https://deoria.nic.in/public-utility/nagar-panchayat-lar/
- "LRD/Lar Road Railway Station Map/Atlas NER".retrieved 30 Dec 2022
- "लार के चुरिया गांव में कटान स्थल का एडीएम ने किया निरीक्ष". retrieved 25 July 2022
- Maps, Weather, and Airports for Lar, India http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Lar.html
- "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.
- S.D. Degree College Math Lar Deoria"Swami Devanand P.G. College, Mathlar, Deoria-CareerURL". retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
- "O.K.M.Inter College Lar School, Lar, Deoria - Uttar Pradesh". iCBSE. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- Ramnagar, DarulUloom Mohammadia (1 February 2017). "मतदान के लिए लोगों को किया जागरूक". Dainik jagran. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- Infosystems, Yora. "List of all Schools in Lar Cluster, Lar Block, Deoria District (Uttar Pradesh)". schools.yorakul.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.