Lawspet

11°57′21″N 79°49′02″E / 11.955853315°N 79.81712365°E / 11.955853315; 79.81712365

Lawspet is a locality in the union territory of Puducherry in India. It was named after Jean Law de Lauriston, a French military commander and cousin of John Law who was known to Mughal historians as Musa Lass.^[1] There is an Assembly Constituency in its name.

Demographics

Lawspet is one of the most densely populated areas of Puducherry and is popular for the educational institutions. Previously it was sparingly populated around 1990 and further many government residences and privately owned buildings started coming up.

Educational institutions

Colleges

Community College
Kanchimamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies
Tagore Arts College

Schools

SABARIVIDHYASHRAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Fatima Higher Secondary School
Sri Sithanandha Higher Secondary School
Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic
Women's Polytechnic
Teacher Training Institute
Government Technical Higher Secondary School
Saint Joseph of Cluny Higher Secondary School
Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School
Don Bosco Mat. Hr.sec. school
Maruti school
Vivekanandha Higher Secondary School
Navalar Nedunchezian Government Higher Secondary School
Vallalar Government Higher Secondary School.

Hospitals

Primary Health Centre, Lawspet
L.K. Nursing Home, Mahaveer Nagar
MVR Medical Centre, ECR, Lawspet
Be-well Hospital, ECR, Puducherry

Main areas

Lawspet
Karuvadikuppam
Pethuchettypet
Sellaperumalpet
Shanthi Nagar
Mahaveer Nagar
Nehru Ville Nagar
College Road
Airport Road
Ashok Nagar
Kumaran Nagar
Kumaran Nagar Extension
Beasant Nagar
Kurinji Nagar
Kurunji Nagar Extension
Avvai Nagar
Rajaji Nagar
Pudupet
Kottupalayam
Nesavalar nagar

Religious buildings

a mosque in airport road
Karuvadikuppam (Sithananda Swamy Temple) Kurinji Nagar(Selva Vinayagar Temple, Ponniamman Temple, etc...)
Murugan Temple, Mariamman Temple, Ponni amman Temple at Pethuchettypet
Perumal Temple at Mahaveer Nagar
Moogambigai Temple at Santhi Nagar
Saibaba Temple near Airport
a big church in don bosco campus.
Subramaniar Swamy temple .

References

^ James Buchan (2018). John Law. Quercus. ISBN 978-1-84866-607-8.

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[1] James Buchan (2018). John Law. Quercus. ISBN 978-1-84866-607-8.

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