Lawar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lawar
Town
Lawar Location in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Meerut
Government
• Body	Nagar Panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,021
Languages
• Official	Hindi urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Lawar is a town located in the Meerut district of the Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is governed by a local council called a nagar panchayat, which helps manage the town's services and development.

People of Lawar

Population and Gender

According to the 2011 India Census, Lawar had a total population of 16,021 people. More than half of the residents, about 53%, were male, while 47% were female.

Education and Literacy

The average literacy rate in Lawar was 48.5%. This means that about half of the people could read and write. This rate was lower than India's national average of 74.04% at the time.

When looking at literacy by gender:

• About 55% of males in Lawar could read and write.
• About 42% of females in Lawar could read and write.

Young Residents

A significant part of Lawar's population was very young. About 19% of all residents were children under the age of six years old.