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 579110 households, population of 3443689 of which 1825743 are males and 1617946 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 503719 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 2559 sq.km with population density of 1346 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
Total3443689100%
Hindu218325563.4%
Muslim118564334.43%
Sikh249120.72%
Religion not stated186620.54%
Jain185440.54%
Christian105820.31%
Buddhist18550.05%
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)258.172300.83
Number of households307431271679
Total Population17591821684507
Population (%)52.91%46.87%
Male Population930823894920
Female Population828359789587
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
Meerut2102157929.442262886
Mawana7724411044.23740885
Sardhana569091585.32972889

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Meerut Population Facts

Number of Households579110
Population3443689
Male Population1825743 (53.02%)
Female Population1617946 (46.98%)
Children Population503719
Area2559 km2
Population density/km21346
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