Meerut district, is one of the

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of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is also a part of the Meerut division. The administrative head of district of Meerut is a

District Magistrate A District Collector-cum-District Magistrate (also known as Deputy Commissioner in some states) is an All India Service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre who is responsible for ''land revenue collection'', ''canal revenu ...

while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an

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officer.

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.Meerut District – History
'' The Imperial Gazetteer of India'', 1909, v. 17, p. 256-257, 261. These now constitute the districts of Meerut,

Ghaziabad Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mu ...

Hapur Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Hapur district, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about east of New Delhi, the city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). National Highway 9 passes through the city, connecting ...

Bagpat Baghpat is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region. Etymology The original name of the city was ''Vyaghra ...

, Muzaffarnagar,

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and a part of

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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. It is bound on the north by

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, in the south by

Bulandshahar district Bulandshahr district (also spelled Bulandshahar) is a district in the Meerut region in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), situated between the two rivers Ganga and Yamuna. It is a part of the National Capital Region of India, and Bulan ...

while

and

Baghpat Baghpat is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region. Etymology The original name of the city was ''Vyaghrap ...

districts form the southern and western limits. The river Ganges forms the eastern boundary and separates the district from

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and

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. The Hindon forms the western boundary and separates the district from

. 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.

Administration

The administrative head of district of Meerut is a

while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an

officer.

Tehsil

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

Block

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

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. These are Siwalkhas,

Sardhana Sardhana is a city and a municipal board in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is northeast of New Delhi and 13 mi from Meerut. It is 5 km from Meerut Karnal National Highway and 12 km from National Highway ...

Hastinapur Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Hastinapura'', described in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom, is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. ...

(which is

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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 or the US state of Connecticut. This gives it a ranking of 94th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . 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

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of 72.84%, higher than the state average of 69.72%. Scheduled Castes made up 18.12% of the population. According to the 2001 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density 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%.Census of India 2001
/ref> 16.66% of the population was under 6 years of age. The percentage of Muslim population over 36% (one of the largest among the cities of India). At the time of the

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, 86.55% of the population of the district spoke Hindi, 12.43% Urdu and 0.47%

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as their first language.

Area-Based

Religion

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 The 1987 Meerut massacre were a series of violent communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in the northern Uttar Pradesh town Meerut which occurred from March to June 1987, which resulted in the death of more than 100 people. Backgro ...

and 2014 Meerut riots. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut is active in the district.

History

Geography

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Demographics

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