Hastsal

Hastsal
city
Hastsal

Location in India

Coordinates: 28°38′02″N 77°03′11″E / 28.634°N 77.053°E / 28.634; 77.053Coordinates: 28°38′02″N 77°03′11″E / 28.634°N 77.053°E / 28.634; 77.053
Country  India
State Delhi
District West
Population (2001)
 • Total 85,848
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Hastsal is a census town in West district in the Indian state of Delhi, situated near Nangloi Jat area.

History

Hastsal ki Laat or the Hastsal Minaret, is situated at corner of Hastsal village and is popularly known as the Laat. The 55-foot (17 m) high minaret was built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1650 and served as his hunting lodge, which is now abandoned. It resembles the Qutub Minar in design and is also built with red sandstone and bricks.[1][2][3]

According to legend, this area was once submerged in water and elephants used to rest here. In Hindi, elephants are known as "hathi" and place is known as "sthal"; hence, Hastsal - the resting place of elephants.[4]

There's an underground tunnel between the Laat and the Bara Dari palace .

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[5] Hastsal had a population of 85,854. 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 populated mainly with Tyagis and Yadavs. Budhela and Keshopur are neighbouring villages. There is another neighboring Jat village called Nawada.

Hastsal Minar 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Qutub Minar clone still awaits saviour". Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Qutub Minar’s ‘cousin’ withers away in anonymity". Indian Express. May 16, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  3. ↑ Hastsal Minar, Palam
  4. ↑ "Standing not so tall". The Hindu. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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