Meerut district
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Meerut district | |
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NH-58,NE-3 | |
Website | http://meerut.nic.in/ |
Meerut district, is one of the
History
The district was established under British rule in 1818 and, on establishment, constituted the then
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.
Administration
The administrative head of district of Meerut is a
Tehsil
The District administration comprises three
- 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
As of 25 January 2017[update], the district has seven
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
According to the 2001 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density[14] 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%.[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]
At the time of the
Area-Based
Tehsil | Town/Village [i] |
Population |
Sex Ratio |
Literacy Rate | ||||
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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% | |
|
Year | Urban | Rural | Total | Growth rate | Sex ratio[a] | Density[b] | ||||||
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Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||||
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) |
|
Year | Male | Female | Total | |
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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] | 82.91 (+6.6) | 65.69 (+11.57) | 74.80 (+8.84) | |
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Religion
Hindus are the majority community in the district, although Muslims are a significant minority. There are small numbers of
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut is active in the district.
Areas
Cities
Towns
Villages
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