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'''Lawspet''' is a locality in the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in [[India]]. It was named after [[Jean Law de Lauriston]], a French military commander and cousin of [[John Law (economist)|John Law]] who was known to Mughal historians as ''Musa Lass''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=John Law|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSOxDAAAQBAJ|year=2018|publisher= Quercus|author=James Buchan|isbn=978-1-84866-607-8}}</ref> There is an [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Assembly Constituency]] in its name.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Lawspet is one of the most densely populated areas of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] and is popular for the educational institutions. Previously, it was sparingly populated until 1990, when further many government residences and privately owned buildings started coming up.<br />
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==Educational institutions==<br />
===Colleges===<br />
* Community College<br />
* Kanchimamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies<br />
* Tagore Arts College<br />
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===Schools===<br />
*SABARIVIDHYASHRAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL<br />
* Fatima Higher Secondary School<br />
* Sri Sithanandha Higher Secondary School<br />
* Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic<br />
* Women's Polytechnic<br />
* Teacher Training Institute<br />
* Government Technical Higher Secondary School<br />
* Saint Joseph of Cluny Higher Secondary School<br />
* Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School<br />
* Don Bosco Mat. Hr.sec. school<br />
* Maruti school<br />
* Vivekanandha Higher Secondary School<br />
* Navalar Nedunchezian Government Higher Secondary School<br />
* Vallalar Government Higher Secondary School.<br />
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==Hospitals==<br />
* Primary Health Centre, Lawspet<br />
* L.K. Nursing Home, Mahaveer Nagar<br />
* MVR Medical Centre, ECR, Lawspet<br />
* Be-well Hospital, ECR, Puducherry<br />
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== Main areas ==<br />
[[File:Rainy days at Lawspet.jpg|thumb|Drainage on a muddy road during the rainy season]]<br />
* Lawspet<br />
* Karuvadikuppam<br />
* [[Pethuchettypet]]<br />
* Sellaperumalpet<br />
* Shanthi Nagar<br />
* Mahaveer Nagar<br />
* Nehru Ville Nagar<br />
* College Road<br />
* Airport Road<br />
* Ashok Nagar<br />
* Kumaran Nagar<br />
* Kumaran Nagar Extension<br />
* Beasant Nagar<br />
* Kurinji Nagar<br />
* Kurunji Nagar Extension<br />
* Avvai Nagar<br />
* Rajaji Nagar<br />
* Pudupet<br />
* Kottupalayam<br />
* Nesavalar Nagar<br />
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==Religious buildings==<br />
* A mosque in Airport Road<br />
* Karuvadikuppam (Sithananda Swamy Temple) <br />
* Kurinji Nagar(Selva Vinayagar Temple, Ponniamman Temple, etc...)<br />
* Murugan Temple, Mariamman Temple, Ponni Amman Temple at [[Pethuchettypet]]<br />
* Perumal Temple at Mahaveer Nagar<br />
* Moogambigai Temple at Santhi Nagar<br />
* Saibaba Temple near Airport<br />
* A big church in Don Bosco Campus. <br />
* Subramaniar Swamy Temple<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Puducherry district]]<br />
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