Nangloi Jat or popularly known as "Nangloi" is a locality in
West district West District may refer to:
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* West District (Zhongshan), in Guangdong
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India
* West Delhi
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in the
Union Territory of
Delhi in India, surrounded by
Paschim Vihar, Delhi Outer Ring road,
Najafgarh
Najafgarh is a town in the South West Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. It is one of the three subdivisions of the Southwest Delhi district. Najafgarh is located in south western part of Delhi sharing its territory ...
''Hastsal ki Laat'' is situated at corner of
Hastsal village near Nangloi Jat, popularly known as the Laat, the 75-feet high minar (tower) was built by
Mughal Emperor
The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...
Shahjahan
Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...
in 1650 and served as his hunting lodge. It resembles the
Qutub Minar
The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, which lies at the site of Delhi’s oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs. It is a UNESCO W ...
in design and is also made with red sandstone.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Nangloi Jat had a population of 150,371. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Nangloi Jat has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Nangloi Jat, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Neighbourhoods in Delhi
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