Meerut District Population, Uttar Pradesh - Census India 2011

Meerut is one of district of Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 663 villages and 18 towns in Meerut district.

As per the Census India 2011, Meerut district has 579,110 households, population of 3,443,689 of which 1,825,743 are males and 1,617,946 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 503,719 which is 14.63% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Meerut district is around 886 compared to 912 which is average of Uttar Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Meerut district is 62.19% out of which 68.71% males are literate and 54.82% females are literate. The total area of Meerut is 2,559 sq.km with population density of 1,346 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 48.92% of population lives in Urban area and 51.08% lives in Rural area. There are 18.12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.1% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Meerut district.

Meerut Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,443,689100%
Hindu2,183,25563.4%
Muslim1,185,64334.43%
Sikh24,9120.72%
Religion not stated18,6620.54%
Jain18,5440.54%
Christian10,5820.31%
Buddhist1,8550.05%
Other religions and persuasions2360.01%

Meerut Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)2582,301
Number of households307,431271,679
Total Population1,759,1821,684,507
Population (%)52.91%46.87%
Male Population930,823894,920
Female Population828,359789,587
Sex Ratio890882
Literacy (%)64.74%59.52%

List of Tehsils in Meerut

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Meerut2,102,1579292262886
Mawana772,4411,044740885
Sardhana569,091585972889

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Meerut Population Facts

Number of Households579,110
Population3,443,689
Male Population1,825,743 (53.02%)
Female Population1,617,946 (46.98%)
Children Population503,719
Area2,559 km2
Population density/km21,346
Sex-ratio886
Literacy62.19%
Male Literacy68.71%
Female Literacy54.82%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.1%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.12%

Map of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh