ran av ▁Singh , ▁Independent ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁P ran av ▁Singh , ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁San j ay ▁Gu pta , ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁San j ay ▁Gu pta , ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁India ▁census , ▁L aks ar ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 8 , 2 4 0 . ▁M ales ▁constit uted ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 6 %. ▁L aks ar ▁had ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 6 8 %, ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 % : ▁male ▁liter acy ▁was ▁listed ▁at ▁ 7 5 %, ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁at ▁ 5 9 %. ▁In ▁L aks ar , ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Transport ▁L aks ar ▁is ▁well ▁connected ▁by ▁road ▁with ▁Har id war , ▁Sah aran pur , ▁and ▁Ro or kee ▁cities , ▁and ▁L aks ar ▁J unction ▁Railway ▁Station ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁city . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁connected ▁with ▁city ▁of ▁Har id war ▁through ▁branch ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁A wad h ▁and ▁R oh il ak hand ▁Railway ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁through ▁Ro or kee ▁to ▁Sah aran pur , ▁this