# Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Meerut district

Meerut is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 25th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,443,689 people** in 3 sub-districts, 18 towns and 663 villages; 51% lived in towns. The largest town is [Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/meerut/) (1,305,429).

- 3,443,689people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 18towns
- 72.8%literacy

## Who lives in Meerut?

Meerut had **3,443,689 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 25th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 886 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 45th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 852 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.9 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Meerut?

72.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 13th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 80.7% and women at 64.0% — a gap of 16.8 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/) (74.8%) and lowest in [Sardhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/) (68.7%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Meerut do for a living?

31.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.9%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 51% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 26% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sardhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/) (44% of workers in farming) and the least is [Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/) (16% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 51 (51%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Meerut

51.1% of people lived in towns and cities (above Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 5th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 18 towns: 14 statutory towns with a municipality and 4 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/meerut/). The largest is [Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/meerut/) with 1,305,429 people, home to 74% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Meerut

Meerut had 663 census villages, 604 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,789 people; 81 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Khiwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/khiwai/) (21,049), [Harar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/harar/) (18,491), [Shahajhapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/mawana/shahajhapur/) (17,066), [Incholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/incholi/) (14,914) and [Rasulpur Dhaulri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/rasulpur-dhaulri/) (14,187).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Meerut district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Meerut district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District of Meerut forms part of the upper Doab, or tract between the Ganges and the Jumna, extending from river to river. Though well wooded in places and abundantly supplied with mango groves, it has but few patches of jungle or waste land. Sandy ridges run along the low watersheds which separate the minor channels, but with this exception the whole district is one continuous expanse of careful and prosperous tillage. Its fertility is largely due to the system of irrigation canals. The Eastern Jumna canal runs through the whole length of the district, and supplies the rich tract between the Jumna and the Hindan with a network of distributary streams. The main branch of the Ganges canal passes across the centre of the plateau in a sweeping curve and waters the midland tract. The Anūpshahr branch supplies irrigation to the Ganges slope, and the Agra canal passes through the southern corner of Loni pargana from the Hindan to the Jumna. Besides these natural and artificial channels, the country is everywhere cut up by small water-courses.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)1,540,175
- Population in 2011 (Census)3,443,689
- Change2.2× (+124%)

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Meerut compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Meerut · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**902

Working population ****31.7%**

**32.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Meerut

Of every 100 households in Meerut in 2011, 75 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Meerut · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

Toilet within the home ****74%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

Tap water ****44%**

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

Use banking services ****68%**

Television ****62%**

Mobile phone ****73%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****33%**

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

None of these assets ****8%**

Own their home ****90%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Meerut

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Sardhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/sardhana/) 569,091 137 4 

[Mawana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/mawana/) 772,441 305 6 

[Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/meerut/) 2,102,157 221 8 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Meerut

- Meerut · 1,305,429
- Meerut · 93,312
- Mawana · 81,443
- Sardhana · 58,252
- Kithaur · 27,933
- Hastinapur · 26,452
- Sewalkhas · 24,882
- Lawar · 22,024
- Phalauda · 19,908
- Parikshitgarh · 19,830
- Daurala · 19,776
- Kharkhoda · 14,364
- Bahsuma · 11,753
- Karnawal · 11,663
- Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral · 6,141
- Amehra Adipur · 5,485
- Sindhawali · 5,335
- Mohiuddinpur · 5,200

## Largest villages in Meerut

- Khiwai · 21,049
- Harar · 18,491
- Shahajhapur · 17,066
- Incholi · 14,914
- Rasulpur Dhaulri · 14,187
- Saifpur Firojpur · 13,828
- Ajrara · 12,974
- Sardhana · 12,465
- Mundali · 12,287
- Laliyana · 11,372
- Agwanpur · 11,353
- Radhna Inayatpur · 10,835
- Rasulpur Rohta · 10,598
- Panchli Buzurg · 10,494
- Salawa · 10,178
- Rasulpur Aurangabad · 9,890
- Pavli Khas · 9,386
- Pithlokhar · 9,375
- Kayasth Barha · 9,358
- Jani Khurd · 8,859

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Meerut?3: Sardhana, Mawana, Meerut
- What is the population of Meerut district?3,443,689 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Meerut?Meerut