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Meerut district
Meerut district
District of Uttar Pradesh
	Top: Jain Pracha Bada Mandir in Hastinapur; Bottom: Khair Nagar Gate in Meerut
	Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh
	Coordinates (Meerut): 28°59′02″N 77°42′14″E / 28.984°N 77.704°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Meerut division
Headquarters	Meerut
Tehsils	3
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Meerut
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	7
Area
• Total	2,522 km2 (974 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,443,689
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
• Urban	51.07 %
Demographics
• Literacy	84.80 %
• Sex ratio	885
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH-58,NE-3
Website	http://meerut.nic.in/

Meerut district, is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and a Part of Delhi/NCR with the city of Meerut as the district headquarters. Meerut district is also a part of the Meerut division.^[1] The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magistrate^[2] while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.^[3]

History

The district was established under British rule in 1818 and, on establishment, constituted the then tehsils of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mawana, Baghpat, Sardhana and Hapur.^[4]^[5] These now constitute the districts of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bagpat, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and a part of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.^[4]

Geography

Meerut district lies between 28°57’ to 29°02’ North latitude and 77°40’ to 77°45’ East longitude in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.^[6] It is bound on the north by Muzaffarnagar district, in the south by Bulandshahar district while Ghaziabad and Baghpat districts form the southern and western limits.^[7] The river Ganges forms the eastern boundary and separates the district from Moradabad district and Bijnor district. The Hindon forms the western boundary and separates the district from Baghpat.^[7] The ground is not rocky and there are no mountains. The soil is composed of pleistocene and sub-recent alluvial sediments transported and deposited by river action from the Himalayan region. These alluvial deposits are unconsolidated. Lithologically, sediments consist of clay, silt and fine to coarse sand. Land is very fertile for growing crops, especially wheat, sugarcane and vegetables.^[6]

Administration

The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magistrate^[2] while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.^[3]

Tehsil

The District administration comprises three tehsils, namely:^[8]

Meerut
Mawana
Sardhana

Block

District is divided into 12 blocks, namely:^[8]

Meerut
Rajpura
Kharkhauda
Jani
Rohata
Mawana
Parikshitgarh
Machhara
Hastinapur
Sardhana
Daurala
Saroorpur

Politics

Meerut is in part served by the Meerut-Hapur constituency for elections to the Lok Sabha of the Parliament of India.

As of 25 January 2017^[update], the district has seven Vidhan Sabha(Legislative Assembly) constituencies, which return members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. These are Siwalkhas, Sardhana, Hastinapur (which is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes), Kithore, Meerut Cantonment, Meerut, and Meerut South.^[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	675,150	—
1911	666,027	−0.14%
1921	663,961	−0.03%
1931	709,677	+0.67%
1941	840,218	+1.70%
1951	1,010,618	+1.86%
1961	1,201,058	+1.74%
1971	1,492,928	+2.20%
1981	1,897,593	+2.43%
1991	2,397,099	+2.36%
2001	2,973,877	+2.18%
2011	3,443,689	+1.48%
source:^[10]

According to the 2011 census Meerut district has a population of 3,443,689,^[11] roughly equal to the nation of Panama^[12] or the US state of Connecticut.^[13] This gives it a ranking of 94th in India (out of a total of 640).^[11] The district has a population density of 1,346 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,490/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 1.489%. Meerut has a sex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males, lower than the state average of 908; while the child sex ratio is 852, lower than the state average of 899. The district has a literacy rate of 84%, higher than the state average of 67.68%. 51.08% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 18.12% of the population.^[11]

According to the 2011 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density^[14] in Uttar Pradesh. The district had an average literacy rate of 83.96%, higher than the national average of 78.8% and the state average of 67.36%.^[15]^[16]^[17] 16.66% of the population was under 6 years of age.^[18] The percentage of Muslim population over 36% (one of the largest among the cities of India).^[19]

Languages of Meerut district (2011)^[20]

Hindi (86.55%)

Urdu (12.43%)

Others (1.02%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.55% of the population of the district spoke Hindi, 12.43% Urdu and 0.47% Punjabi as their first language.^[20]

Area-Based

Demographics of Meerut District (2011 Census)^[21]^[8]
Tehsil	Town/Village ^[i]	Population			Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate ^[ii]
Tehsil	Town/Village ^[i]	Male	Female	Total	Sex Ratio	Male	Female	Total
Meerut	Kharkhoda (NP)	7584	6780	14,364	894	95.68%	77.51%	86.99%
	Sewalkhas (NP)	13073	11809	24,882	903	76.52%	55.94%	66.74%
	Meerut (CB)	53024	40288	93,312	760	97.99%	89.48%	94.33%
	Meerut (M Corp.)	688118	617311	1,305,429	897	80.97%	69.79%	75.66%
	Mohiuddinpur (CT)	2811	2389	5,200	850	89.17%	69.63%	80.13%
	Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral (CT)	3314	2827	6,141	853	91.01%	69.68%	81.02%
	Amehra Adipur (CT)	2844	2641	5,485	929	85.68%	68.05%	77.14%
	Sindhawali (CT)	2782	2553	5,335	918	79.92%	64.44%	72.53%
	Tehsil Meerut Total	2114701	1887456	4,102,157	886	91.54%	77.26%	84.81%
Mawana	Kithaur (NP)	14488	13445	27,933	928	79.85%	61.71%	71.11%
	Parikshitgarh (NP)	10385	9445	19,830	909	87.83%	70.92%	79.73%
	Mawana (NPP)	43029	38414	81,443	893	77.81%	62.49%	70.55%
	Hastinapur (NP)	14010	12442	26,452	888	82.50%	63.47%	73.48%
	Bahsuma (NP)	6307	5446	11,753	863	84.14%	66.12%	75.70%
	Phalauda (NP)	10423	9485	19,908	910	71.54%	51.01%	61.79%
	Tehsil Mawana Total	409829	362612	772,441	885	90.30%	69.27%	80.40%
Sardhana	Lawar (NP)	11599	10425	22,024	899	69.82%	47.92%	59.37%
	Daurala (NP)	10565	9211	19,776	872	87.64%	69.71%	79.23%
	Sardhana (NPP)	30171	28081	58,252	931	70.96%	54.88%	63.18%
	Karnawal (NP)	6296	5367	11,663	852	86.81%	66.50%	77.36%
	Tehsil Sardhana Total	301213	267878	569,091	889	78.34%	58.05%	68.74%
District - Meerut Total		1,825,743	1,617,946	3,443,689	886	90.74%	73.98%	82.84%
^ M Corp. = Municipal Corporation, NP = Nagar panchayat, NPP = Nagar Palika Parishad, CB = Cantonment Board, CT = Census Town ^ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.

Population Statistics
Year	Urban			Rural			Total			Growth rate	Sex ratio^[a]	Density^[b]
Year	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Growth rate	Sex ratio^[a]	Density^[b]
1971^[22]^[23]^[c]^[d]	NA	NA	817,445	NA	NA	2,546,204	NA	NA	3,363,649	24.04%	830	563
1981^[23]^[24]^[25]^[d]	NA	NA	863,280	NA	NA	1,903,280	NA	NA	2,767,246	28.43%^[e]	841 (+11)	708 (+145)
1991^[f]^[15]^[26]^[27]	NA	NA	849,799	NA	NA	1,567,714	1,301,137 (53.82%)^{[citation needed]}	1,116,376 (46.18%)^{[citation needed]}	2,417,513	24.91%	858 (+17)	959 (+251)
2001^[15]^[18]^[19]^[28]	774,670	677,313	1,451,983	826,908	718,470	1,545,378	1,601,578 (53.43%)	1,395,783 (46.56%)	2,997,361	24.16%^[e]	871 (+13)	1190 (+231)
2011^{[citation needed]}	932,736	829,837	1,762,573	896,456	788,376	1,684,832	1,829,192 (53.06%)	1,618,213 (46.94%)	3,443,689	15.92%	885 (+14)	1347 (+157)
^ In females per 1000 males ^ In persons per square kilometer ^ Includes Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts ^ ^a ^b Includes Bagpat district ^ ^a ^b Ghaziabad district (including parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar district) was separated from Meerut district in 1976. Baghpat district was separated in 1998. Growth rates in the 1971-1981 and 1991-2001 periods exclude the populations of these districts. ^ Does not include Bagpat district

Literacy Rate (Percentage)
Year	Male	Female	Total
1991^[a]^[15]	64.88	37.67	52.41
2001^[15]^[18]	76.31 (+11.43)	54.12 (+16.45)	65.96 (+13.55)
2011^{[citation needed]}	92.91 (+16.6)	75.69 (+21.57)	84.80 (+18.84)
^ Does not include Bagpat district

Religion

Religions in Meerut district (2011)^[29]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			63.40%
Islam			34.43%
Sikhism			0.72%
Jainism			0.54%
Other or not stated			0.91%
Distribution of religions

Hindus are the majority community in the district, although Muslims are a significant minority. There are small numbers of Sikhs, Jains and Christians in the district. There were 1987 Meerut communal riots and 2014 Meerut riots.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut is active in the district.

Areas

Cities

Meerut

Towns

Villages

References

^ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.
^ ^a ^b "District Magistrates of Meerut". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Commissioners of Meerut Division". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b Meerut District – History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 17, p. 256-257, 261.
^ Sylvia Vatuk (1972). Kinship and Urbanization: White Collar Migrants in North India. University of California Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780520020641.
^ ^a ^b "Chapter 3 – Findings: Metro Cities of India" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board. p. 63. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Consultancy Services for preparation of the City Development Plan(CDP) for Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM" (PDF). Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. August 2006. p. 209. Archived from the original (pdf) on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "DISTRICT MEERUT DETAILS". meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "VOTER LIST 2017 ELECTION". meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
^ ^a ^b ^c "District Census Handbook: Meerut" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Panama 3,460,462 July 2011 est.
^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Connecticut 3,574,097
^ "Ranking of districts by population density". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Census-2001: Literacy Rates by sex for State and Districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ "CENSUS-2001". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
^ Census of India 2001
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population in the age group 0-6, number of literates and literacy rate for state and districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Basic data sheet, District Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Census of India 2001" (pdf).
^ ^a ^b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ Basant Lal Bhatia (1992). Existence of Cooperation & Consumers-cooperatives. Sarup & Sons. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9788185431178. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Sex Ratio since 1901 for state and districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
^ Jagdish Kumar Pundir (1998). Banking, Bureaucracy, and Social Networks: Scheduled Castes in the Process of Development. Sarup & Sons. p. 50. ISBN 9788176250245.
^ "Percentage decadal variation in population since 1901 for state and districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ "Census-2001: Ranking of Districts by population size in 1991 and 2001". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ "Population distribution, percentage decadal growth, sex ratio and Population Density". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ [1] Archived 28 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Census of India.
^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

External links

Official website

[22] M Corp. = Municipal Corporation, NP = Nagar panchayat, NPP = Nagar Palika Parishad, CB = Cantonment Board, CT = Census Town

[23] For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.

[24] In females per 1000 males

[25] In persons per square kilometer

[28] Includes Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts

[bagpat-29] Includes Bagpat district

[growth-32] Ghaziabad district (including parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar district) was separated from Meerut district in 1976. Baghpat district was separated in 1998. Growth rates in the 1971-1981 and 1991-2001 periods exclude the populations of these districts.

[33] Does not include Bagpat district

[37] Does not include Bagpat district

[1] For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.

[:1-2] "District Magistrates of Meerut". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[:2-3] "Commissioners of Meerut Division". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[imp-4] Meerut District – History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 17, p. 256-257, 261.

[kinship-5] Sylvia Vatuk (1972). Kinship and Urbanization: White Collar Migrants in North India. University of California Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780520020641.

[ch3-6] "Chapter 3 – Findings: Metro Cities of India" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board. p. 63. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[jn-7] "Consultancy Services for preparation of the City Development Plan(CDP) for Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM" (PDF). Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. August 2006. p. 209. Archived from the original (pdf) on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

[:0-8] "DISTRICT MEERUT DETAILS". meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[9] "VOTER LIST 2017 ELECTION". meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[10] Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

[districtcensus-11] "District Census Handbook: Meerut" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[cia-12] US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Panama 3,460,462 July 2011 est.

[13] "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Connecticut 3,574,097

[14] "Ranking of districts by population density". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.

[CUP2-15] "Census-2001: Literacy Rates by sex for State and Districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

[cen4-16] "CENSUS-2001". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

[17] Census of India 2001

[CUP-18] "Population in the age group 0-6, number of literates and literacy rate for state and districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.

[CI-19] "Basic data sheet, District Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Census of India 2001" (pdf).

[languages-20] "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[:4-21] "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[bhatia-26] Basant Lal Bhatia (1992). Existence of Cooperation & Consumers-cooperatives. Sarup & Sons. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9788185431178. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[sr-27] "Sex Ratio since 1901 for state and districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

[pundir2-30] Jagdish Kumar Pundir (1998). Banking, Bureaucracy, and Social Networks: Scheduled Castes in the Process of Development. Sarup & Sons. p. 50. ISBN 9788176250245.

[decadal_growth-31] "Percentage decadal variation in population since 1901 for state and districts". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[cen1-34] "Census-2001: Ranking of Districts by population size in 1991 and 2001". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

[cen7-35] "Population distribution, percentage decadal growth, sex ratio and Population Density". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

[censusofindia-36] [1] Archived 28 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Census of India.

[religion-38] "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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