Nangloi Jat

Nangloi Jat
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Nangloi Jat Location of Nangloi Jat in Delhi
Coordinates	28°41′00″N 77°04′00″E / 28.6833333°N 77.0666667°E / 28.6833333; 77.0666667Coordinates: 28°41′00″N 77°04′00″E / 28.6833333°N 77.0666667°E / 28.6833333; 77.0666667
Country	India
Territory	Delhi
District(s)	West
Population	150,371 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

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. Most of the population live here are Jats from the neighboring Indian State of Harayana and Middle Level working class in Capital of India (DELHI).

It is an assembly segment of North West Delhi constituency of Lok Sabha.

History

Hastsal ki Laat is situated at corner of Hastsal village in Nangloi Jat, 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.^[1][2]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] 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

1. ^ "Qutub Minar clone still awaits saviour". http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=56519. Retrieved August 14, 2009. 
2. ^ "Qutub Minar’s ‘cousin’ withers away in anonymity". Indian Express. May 16, 2002. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=17721. Retrieved August 14, 2009. 
3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.