Lasjan
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Lasjan is developing area situated in Srinagar (south) tehsil and 07.23 kilometres (4.49 mi) located in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] It is one of 6 cities in Srinagar (south) block along with mohallas like Nowgam and Bagh e Mehtab. Nearby cities include Lasjan Padshai Bagh, 06.10 kilometres (3.79 mi) and Jawahar nagar 05.11 kilometres (3.18 mi) from Lal Chowk Srinagar. It is an industrial area as there are many hot mix plants, stone crusher and brick kiln.
Most of the local population work as employees, craftsmen and labourers for Indian army in the adjacent Badami Bagh cantonment. Other sources of income include extraction of sand from river Jehlum, rice cultivation and growing timber of various types.