Lavkushnagar

Lavkushnagar
City
Lavkushnagar
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Lavkushnagar
Lavkushnagar (India)
Coordinates: 25°0′30″N 80°20′31″E / 25.00833°N 80.34194°E / 25.00833; 80.34194Coordinates: 25°0′30″N 80°20′31″E / 25.00833°N 80.34194°E / 25.00833; 80.34194
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Population (2011)
 • Total 22,075
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 471515

Lavkushnagar, formerly known as Laundi (Hindi:लौंड़ी), is a town/city/tehshil and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is about 55 km away from Chhatarpur and 37 km. from the temple town Khajuraho. The Urmil and Kail Rivers flow through this town. The Civil Airport Khajuraho and Dumra, Harpalpur and Khajuraho Railway Station located nearby, links it to some major towns and cities of Madhya Pradesh. It also has a Civil Court, a Sub Jail and a Police Station.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Laundi had a population of 20,186. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Laundi has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 52%. In Laundi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of ago .but in this area has 1 sbi bank

Geography

Lavrasur Mountain

Lavkushnagar, is surrounded with many mountains. The tallest mountain is Mata Bambar Baini Temple mountain. To reach at the top of mountain there are approximately 350–380 stairs.

Colleges

  • Govt. College.
  • Parmanand Art College
  • Srajan College
  • R.K. College
  • Anand College
  • Pt. D.D. Pathak College
  • ITI College Lavkushnaga

Schools

  • Govt. School of Excellence (10+2), Mahoba Road
  • View from the top of Mata Bambar Baini Mountain
  • Govt. Higher Secondary School
  • Govt. Kanya Higher Secondary School
  • Shri Vigyan Higher Secondary School (10+2), Chandla Road
  • Avdhoot Higher Secondary School (10+2), Chandla Road
  • Gyan Bharti High Hindi& English medium School, Rajapurwa road
  • G.P.Higher Secondary school, Chhatapur road
  • Swami Parmanand High School, Tallaiya Muhal
  • Swami Vivekananda English medium school
  • star little English medium school
  • Ideal Public English medium school
  • Sarswati Shishu Mandir Luvkush Nagar
  • Christ Jyoti English medium school, Chhatarpur road, Lavkushnagar
  • Prakhar Academy English medium school, Chhatarpur road, Lavkushnagar
  • Lavkush kid's play middle school Lavkushnager
  • Ramratan middle school Lavkushnagar
  • Indian public school Lavkushnagar
  • Modern public school Lavkushnagar

Places to visit

  • The temple of Mata Bambar Baini is located on a hill in Lavkushnagar.
  • Mata Anjini Mandir (Temple) behind boys higher secondary school
  • Santoshi mata temple near bus stand
  • Durga mata temple near new bus stand
  • Gaytri mandir (Temple) second most largest and well maintained gaytri mandir of chhatarpur disst.
  • Major tourist attractions in the vicinity include Ken Gharial Sanctuary, Pandava Waterfall, and Shilpgram, which are easily accessible from Lavkushnagar.
  • Famous Temple Of Jhinnan Hanuman Ji is Location Mahoba Road Lavkush Nagar
  • Pankaj park is location chandla road Lavkush Nagar

Transport

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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