Lawspet

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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.

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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

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Main areas

Religious buildings

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References

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