Meerut district

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Meerut district

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Settlement type District of Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

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.[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.

Template:As of, 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

Template:Historical populationsAccording to the 2011 census Meerut district has a population of 3,443,689,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Panama[11] or the US state of Connecticut.[12] This gives it a ranking of 94th in India (out of a total of 640).Template:Citation needed The district has a population density of Template:Convert. 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.Template:Citation needed The district has a literacy rate of 72.84%, higher than the state average of 69.72%.Template:Citation needed

According to the 2001 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density[13] 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%.[14][15][16] 16.66% of the population was under 6 years of age.[17] The percentage of Muslim population over 36% (one of the largest among the cities of India).[18]

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.[19]

Area-Based

Demographics of Meerut District (2011 Census)[10][8]
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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%
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Population Statistics
Year Urban Rural Total Growth rate Sex ratioTemplate:Efn DensityTemplate:Efn
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1971[20][21]Template:EfnTemplate:Efn NA NA 817,445 NA NA 2,546,204 NA NA 3,363,649 24.04% 830 563
1981[21][22][23]Template:Efn NA NA 863,280 NA NA 1,903,280 NA NA 2,767,246 28.43%Template:Efn 841 (+11) 708 (+145)
1991Template:Efn[14][24][25] NA NA 849,799 NA NA 1,567,714 1,301,137 (53.82%)Template:Citation needed 1,116,376 (46.18%)Template:Citation needed 2,417,513 24.91% 858 (+17) 959 (+251)
2001[14][17][18][26] 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%Template:Efn 871 (+13) 1190 (+231)
2011Template: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)
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bar graph showing population change in Meerut, 2001–2011
Change in the population of Meerut, 2001–2011
Literacy Rate (Percentage)
Year Male Female Total
1991Template:Efn[14] 64.88 37.67 52.41
2001[14][17] 76.31 (+11.43) 54.12 (+16.45) 65.96 (+13.55)
2011Template:Citation needed 82.91 (+6.6) 65.69 (+11.57) 74.80 (+8.84)
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Religion

Religion-wise demographics of Meerut District(2011 Census; updated)[10]
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%
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There were 1987 Meerut communal riots and 2014 Meerut riots. A Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut is active in the district.

Areas

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References

  1. ↑ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 District Magistrates of Meerut. meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Commissioners of Meerut Division. meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Meerut District – History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 17, p. 256-257, 261.
  5. ↑ Kinship and Urbanization: White Collar Migrants in North India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of California Press(1972). ISBN 9780520020641
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 3 – Findings: Metro Cities of India. Central Pollution Control Board. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Consultancy Services for preparation of the City Development Plan(CDP) for Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India(August 2006). Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 DISTRICT MEERUT DETAILS. meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  9. ↑ VOTER LIST 2017 ELECTION. meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  11. ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  12. ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  13. ↑ Ranking of districts by population density. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Census-2001: Literacy Rates by sex for State and Districts. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  15. ↑ CENSUS-2001. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  16. ↑ Census of India 2001
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Population in the age group 0-6, number of literates and literacy rate for state and districts. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Basic data sheet, District Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Census of India 2001.
  19. ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  20. ↑ Existence of Cooperation & Consumers-cooperatives{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sarup & Sons(1992). ISBN 9788185431178
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Sex Ratio since 1901 for state and districts. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  22. ↑ Banking, Bureaucracy, and Social Networks: Scheduled Castes in the Process of Development{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sarup & Sons(1998). ISBN 9788176250245
  23. ↑ Percentage decadal variation in population since 1901 for state and districts. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  24. ↑ Census-2001: Ranking of Districts by population size in 1991 and 2001. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  25. ↑ Population distribution, percentage decadal growth, sex ratio and Population Density. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  26. ↑ [1] Template:Webarchive. Census of India.

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