Nangloi Jat Nangloi | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates:28°41′00″N77°04′00″E / 28.68333°N 77.06667°E /28.68333; 77.06667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | West |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 150,371 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Nangloi Gaon[1] popularly known as "Nangloi", is a locality inWest district in theUnion Territory ofDelhi in India, surrounded byPaschim Vihar, Delhi Outer Ring road andNajafgarh.
Hastsal ki Laat is situated at corner ofHastsal village near Nangloi , popularly known as the Laat, the 75-feet high minar (tower) was built byMughal EmperorShahjahan in 1650 and served as his hunting lodge. It resembles theQutub Minar in design and is also made with red sandstone.[2][3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1981 | 37,623 | — |
| 1991 | 76,063 | +102.2% |
| 2001 | 150,948 | +98.5% |
| 2011 | 205,596 | +36.2% |
| Source:Government of India[4] | ||
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[5] Nangloi had a population of 150,371. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Mostly having Ahir and Jat .Nangloi has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
