Meerut district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and a part of Delhi, with the city of Meerut as the district headquarters. Meerut District is also a part of the Meerut Division.For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India. 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, constituting the then tehsils of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mawana, Baghpat, Sardhana and Hapur.Meerut District – History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 17, p. 256-257, 261. These now form the districts of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bagpat, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and a part of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.

Geography Meerut District lies between 28°57’N to 29°02’N and 77°40’E to 77°45’E in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India. It is bound on the north by Muzaffarnagar District and in the south by Bulandshahar District, while Ghaziabad District and Baghpat District form the southern and western borders. The River Ganges forms the eastern boundary and separates the district from Moradabad District and Bijnor District, while 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 the river, whose source is from the Himalayas. 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.

Tehsils The District administration comprises three tehsils, namely: Meerut Mawana Sardhana

Blocks Meerut 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.

, 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

According to the 2011 census, Meerut District has a population of 3,443,689, roughly equal to the nation of Panama, ranking 94th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate as recorded 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% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 18.12% of the population.

According to the 2011 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density 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%.Census of India 2001 16.66% of the population was under 6 years of age. The percentage of Muslim population was over 36%, one of the largest within 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 data + Demographics of Meerut District (2011 Census)TehsilTown/Village Population Sex Ratio Literacy Rate MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMeerut 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%

+Population StatisticsYear 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) 1991NANA 849,799NANA 1,567,714 1,301,137 (53.82%) 1,116,376 (46.18%) 2,417,513 24.91% 858 (+17) 959 (+251) 2001 . Census of India. 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)

+ 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 92.91 (+16.6) 75.69 (+21.57) 84.80 (+18.84)

Religion

Hindus are the majority belief in the district, although Muslims are a significant minority. There are also additional minorities of Sikhs, Jains and Christians in the district.

Religious rifts are present within the district between Hindus and Muslims, the 1987 Meerut communal riots and 2014 Meerut riots having taken place here.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut serves this district.

Areas

Cities Meerut

Towns

Villages

References

External links

Official website