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Meerut: 34.4 lakh people, one story

People
34,43,689
Area
2,559 km²
Literacy
72.84%
Sex ratio
886
Big number34.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,346 to every km².See the numbers →

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MeerutUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Meerut are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Meerut in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population34.4 lakh#25/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,559 km²#47/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,346 per km²#6/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio886 females per 1000 males#45/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)852 girls per 1000 boys#68/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 902
Literacy rate72.84%#13/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy63.98%#10/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population51.1%#5/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

72.8% can read. 886 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.777.3
Female literacy
64.057.2
Scheduled Castes
18.120.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
51.122.3

Gender literacy gap: 16.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 63.4%
  • Muslim 34.4%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.7%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    32 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.9 lakh workers, 31.7% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 18.0%
    • Farm labourers 14.1%
    • Household industry 5.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 62.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 53% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      52.926.8
      Latrine at home
      52.526.0
      Tap water
      30.919.9
      LPG / PNG
      29.413.8
      Phone
      54.948.8
      Television
      44.124.2
      Bicycle
      41.349.4
      Two-wheeler
      23.214.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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