Village Hastsal is a
census town and village in
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History
According to legend, this area was once submerged in water and elephants used to rest here. In
Hindi
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, elephants are known as "Hathi" and place is known as "Sthal"; hence, Hastsal - the resting place of elephants.
In the 17th century
Mughal Emperor
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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 ...
had a hunting lodge in Hastsal. 1650, he built the
Mini Qutub Minar
The Mini Qutub Minar (''local:'' Chhota Qutub Minar, Mini Minar, Kaushal Minar, Hastsal ki Laat) is a minaret tower in Hastsal village in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, India. It was built in the 1650 by Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reign, 1628-1658 ...
close to his hunting lodge.
The Minar is a high
minaret tower, locally popular as ''Hastsal ki Laat'' or the Hastsal Minaret. It is now situated at corner of Hastsal village and is popularly known as the ''Laat'' (Pillar). The minaret and hunting lodge, both still exist but lay abandoned and crumbling. The minaret closely resembles the
Qutub Minar
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in design.
Demographics
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census
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, Hastsal had a population of 176,877. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Hastsal has an good literacy rate of 83.71 %, male literacy is 90.51%, and female literacy is 75.84%. In Hastsal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Educational Institutes
Hastsal and adjoining regularized - unauthorized colonies such as Vikas Nagar has a large number of private schools that cater to the local population residing in these colonies.
References
External links
Hastsal Minar- 9 July 2010
Cities and towns in West Delhi district
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