ضلع ميروت

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Meerut district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Jain Prachin Bada Mandir - side view.jpg
Khair nagar gate built by Nawab Khair Andesh Khan cambo in 1616 AD 2013-11-19 10-44.jpg
Top: Jain Pracha Bada Mandir in Hastinapur
Bottom: Khair Nagar Gate in Meerut
Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh
الإحداثيات (Meerut): 28°59′02″N 77°42′14″E / 28.984°N 77.704°E / 28.984; 77.704
Country الهند
StateUttar Pradesh
Divisionقسم ميروت
HeadquartersMeerut
Tehsils3
الحكومة
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMeerut
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies7
المساحة
 • Total2٬522 كم² (974 ميل²)
التعداد
 (2011)
 • Total3٬443٬689
 • الكثافة1٬400/km2 (3٬500/sq mi)
 • Urban
51٫07 %
Demographics
 • Literacy84.80 %
 • Sex ratio885
منطقة التوقيتUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-58,NE-3
الموقع الإلكترونيhttp://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]

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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.

اعتبارا من 25 يناير 2017 (2017-01-25), 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901675٬150—    
1911666٬027−0.14%
1921663٬961−0.03%
1931709٬677+0.67%
1941840٬218+1.70%
19511٬010٬618+1.86%
19611٬201٬058+1.74%
19711٬492٬928+2.20%
19811٬897٬593+2.43%
19912٬397٬099+2.36%
20012٬973٬877+2.18%
20113٬443٬689+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]

Male Female Total 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%
  1. ^ M Corp. = Municipal Corporation, NP = Nagar panchayat, NPP = Nagar Palika Parishad, CB = Cantonment Board, CT = Census Town
  2. ^ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.
Population Statistics
Year Urban Rural Total Growth rate Sex ratio[أ] Density[ب]
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1971[22][23][ت][ث] NA NA 817,445 NA NA 2,546,204 NA NA 3,363,649 24.04% 830 563
1981[23][24][25][ث] NA NA 863,280 NA NA 1,903,280 NA NA 2,767,246 28.43%[ج] 841 (+11) 708 (+145)
1991[ح][15][26][27] NA NA 849,799 NA NA 1,567,714 1,301,137 (53.82%)[بحاجة لمصدر] 1,116,376 (46.18%)[بحاجة لمصدر] 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%[ج] 871 (+13) 1190 (+231)
2011[بحاجة لمصدر] 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)
  1. ^ In females per 1000 males
  2. ^ In persons per square kilometer
  3. ^ Includes Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts
  4. ^ أ ب Includes Bagpat district
  5. ^ أ ب 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.
  6. ^ Does not include Bagpat district
bar graph showing population change in Meerut, 2001–2011
Change in the population of Meerut, 2001–2011
Literacy Rate (Percentage)
Year Male Female Total
1991[أ][15] 64.88 37.67 52.41
2001[15][18] 76.31 (+11.43) 54.12 (+16.45) 65.96 (+13.55)
2011[بحاجة لمصدر] 92.91 (+16.6) 75.69 (+21.57) 84.80 (+18.84)
  1. ^ Does not include Bagpat district


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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

Towns

Villages

References

  1. ^ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.
  2. ^ أ ب "District Magistrates of Meerut". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ^ أ ب "Commissioners of Meerut Division". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ^ أ ب Meerut District – History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 17, p. 256-257, 261.
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  8. ^ أ ب ت "DISTRICT MEERUT DETAILS". meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  9. ^ "VOTER LIST 2017 ELECTION". meerut.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  10. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  11. ^ أ ب ت "District Census Handbook: Meerut" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  12. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 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 2011-09-30. Connecticut 3,574,097
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  15. ^ أ ب ت ث ج "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.
  16. ^ "CENSUS-2001". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  17. ^ Census of India 2001
  18. ^ أ ب ت "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.
  19. ^ أ ب "Basic data sheet, District Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Census of India 2001" (pdf).
  20. ^ أ ب "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  21. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
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  28. ^ [1] Archived 28 نوفمبر 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Census of India.
  29. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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