Meerut district

Meerut district, is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is also a part of the Meerut division. The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magistrate while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.

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. These now constitute the districts of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bagpat, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and a part of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Administration

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

Tehsil

The District administration comprises three tehsils, namely:

• Meerut
• Mawana
• Sardhana

Block

District is divided into 12 blocks, namely:

• 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, 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.

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%
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According to the 2011 census Meerut district has a population of 3,443,689, roughly equal to the nation of Panama or the US state of Connecticut. This gives it a ranking of 94th in India (out of a total of 640). 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 72.84%, higher than the state average of 69.72%.

According to the 2001 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density in Uttar Pradesh. The district had an average literacy rate of 65.96%, higher than the national average of 64.8% and the state average of 57.36%. 16.66% of the population was under 6 years of age. The percentage of Muslim population over 36% (one of the largest among the cities of India).

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.

Area-Based

Demographics of Meerut District (2011 Census) hide

Tehsil	Town/Village	Population			Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate
		Male	Female	Total		Male	Female	Total
Meerut	Kharkhoda (NP)	7584	6780	14,364	894	85.68%	67.51%	76.99%
	Sewalkhas (NP)	13073	11809	24,882	903	66.52%	45.94%	56.74%
	Meerut (CB)	53024	40288	93,312	760	87.99%	79.48%	84.33%
	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	1114701	987456	2,102,157	886	81.54%	67.26%	74.81%
Mawana	Kithaur (NP)	14488	13445	27,933	928	69.85%	51.71%	61.11%
	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	80.30%	59.27%	70.40%
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	80.74%	63.98%	72.84%
^ 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	Density
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1971	NA	NA	817,445	NA	NA	2,546,204	NA	NA	3,363,649	24.04%	830	563
1981	NA	NA	863,280	NA	NA	1,903,280	NA	NA	2,767,246	28.43%	841 (+11)	708 (+145)
1991	NA	NA	849,799	NA	NA	1,567,714	1,301,137 (53.82%)	1,116,376 (46.18%)	2,417,513	24.91%	858 (+17)	959 (+251)
2001	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%	871 (+13)	1190 (+231)
2011	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 ^ Jump up to:a b Includes Bagpat district ^ Jump up to: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	64.88	37.67	52.41
2001	76.31 (+11.43)	54.12 (+16.45)	65.96 (+13.55)
2011	82.91 (+6.6)	65.69 (+11.57)	74.80 (+8.84)
^ Does not include Bagpat district

Religion

Religion-wise demographics of Meerut District(2011 Census; updated)

Religion
	Male	Female	Total		Male	Female	Total
Hindu	1,169,512	1,013,743	2,183,255	867	88.02%	71.28%	80.20%
Muslim	617,178	568,465	1,185,643	921	65.58%	49.07%	57.66%
Christian	5,500	5,082	10,582	924	85.12%	75.65%	80.57%
Sikh	13,694	11,218	24,912	819	85.47%	73.11%	79.90%
Buddhist	999	856	1,855	857	88.39%	73.73%	81.63%
Jain	9,554	8,990	18,544	941	97.51%	95.02%	96.31%
Others	118	118	236	1,000	94.50%	86.00%	90.43%
Not stated	9,188	9,474	18,662	1,031	82.02%	68.16%	74.81%
Meerut District	1,825,743	1,617,946	3,443,689	886	80.74%	63.98%	72.84%

 

There were 1987 Meerut communal riots and 2014 Meerut riots. A Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut is active in the district.

Areas

Cities

• Meerut

Towns

Villages

• Bali