Hastsal
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Hastsal is a census town
in West district
in the India
n state
of Delhi
, situated near Nangloi Jat
area.
area, popularly known as the Laat, the 75-feet high minar (tower) was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1650 and served as his hunting lodge. It resembles the Qutub Minar
in design and is also made with red sandstone.
There's an underground tunnel between the Laat and the palace "bara dari". It was said that the rulers used this tunnel to escape from the palace in case of emergency.
, Hastsal had a population of 85,848. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Hastsal has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 54%. In Hastsal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Hastsal is polulated mainly with Tyagis. There are two neighboring Tyagi villages called - Buddhella and Kesho Pur.
It is situated in village Hastsal on Najafgarh Road near Uttam Nagar. It is a 17 meters high three storeyed tower built of bricks and red sand stones standing on an octagonal platform. At a distance of about a hundred meters north west of the Minar there is a double storey structure known as Hastal (elephant home) which is believed to be a Shikargah (hunting resort) of Shahjahan.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in West district
West District
West District may refer to:* West Delhi, in India* West District , in Guangdong, China* West District , in Sichuan, China...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, situated near Nangloi Jat
Nangloi Jat
Nangloi Jat or popularly known as "Nangloi" is a census town in West district in the Indian state of Delhi, surrounded by Najafgarh, Bhadurgarh, Delhi Outer Ring road, and Paschim Vihar, and at one point mostly inhabited by the Jat clan...
area.
History
Hastsal ki Laat or Hastsal Minar, is situated at corner of Hastsal village in Nangloi JatNangloi Jat
Nangloi Jat or popularly known as "Nangloi" is a census town in West district in the Indian state of Delhi, surrounded by Najafgarh, Bhadurgarh, Delhi Outer Ring road, and Paschim Vihar, and at one point mostly inhabited by the Jat clan...
area, popularly known as the Laat, the 75-feet high minar (tower) was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1650 and served as his hunting lodge. It resembles the Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar also Qutb Minar, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Delhi, India. The Qutub Minar is constructed with red sandstone and marble, and is the tallest minaret in India, with a height of 72.5 meters , contains 379 stairs to reach the top, and the diameter of base is 14.3 meters...
in design and is also made with red sandstone.
There's an underground tunnel between the Laat and the palace "bara dari". It was said that the rulers used this tunnel to escape from the palace in case of emergency.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Hastsal had a population of 85,848. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Hastsal has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 54%. In Hastsal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Hastsal is polulated mainly with Tyagis. There are two neighboring Tyagi villages called - Buddhella and Kesho Pur.
It is situated in village Hastsal on Najafgarh Road near Uttam Nagar. It is a 17 meters high three storeyed tower built of bricks and red sand stones standing on an octagonal platform. At a distance of about a hundred meters north west of the Minar there is a double storey structure known as Hastal (elephant home) which is believed to be a Shikargah (hunting resort) of Shahjahan.