Meerut district
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Meerut district मेरठ जनपद میرٹھ ضلع | |
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District of Uttar Pradesh | |
Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Administrative division | Meerut division |
Headquarters | Meerut |
Tehsils | 3 |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Meerut |
• Assembly seats | 7 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,443,689[1] |
• Urban | 51.07 % |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 74.80 %[2] |
• Sex ratio | 885[2] |
Vehicle registration | UP-15 |
Major highways | NH-58, |
Coordinates | 28°59′02″N 77°42′14″E / 28.984°N 77.704°E / 28.984; 77.704 |
Website | Official website |
Meerut district, is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is also a part of the Meerut division.[3] The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magistrate[4] while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.[5]
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
3.1 Lok Sabha Constituency
3.2 Vidhan Sabha Constituency
3.3 Tehsil
3.4 Block
4 Demographics
4.1 Area-Based
4.1.1 Population
4.1.2 Sex Ratio
4.1.3 Literacy Rate
4.2 Religion
5 Areas
5.1 Cities
5.2 Towns
5.3 Villages
6 References
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.[6][7] These now constitute the districts of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bagpat, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and a part of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.[6]
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.[8] It is bound on the north by Muzaffarnagar district, in the south by Bulandshahar district while Ghaziabad and Baghpat districts form the southern and western limits.[9] The river Ganges forms the eastern boundary and separates the district from Moradabad district and Bijnor district.[9] The Hindon forms the western boundary and separates the district from Baghpat.[9] 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.[8] These alluvial deposits are unconsolidated.[8] Lithologically, sediments consist of clay, silt and fine to coarse sand.[8] Land is very fertile for growing crops, especially wheat, sugarcane and vegetables.[8]
Administration
The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magisrtate[4] while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.[5]
S No | Name of District Magistrate | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
From | To | ||
1 | Jai Kirat Singh | 15-08-1947 | 30-08-1949 |
2 | V.C.Sharma | 04-07-1949 | 15-07-1951 |
3 | V.V.Singh | 16-07-1951 | 01-01-1953 |
4 | V.B.L.Dubey | 02-01-1953 | 15-05-1955 |
5 | S.R.D.Saxena | 16-05-1955 | 06-07-1956 |
6 | Gyan Prakash | 12-07-1956 | 13-01-1959 |
7 | P.N.Kapoor | 14-01-1959 | 04-05-1960 |
8 | S.K.Sarkar | 05-05-1960 | 09-06-1961 |
9 | B.B.Sahi | 20-06-1961 | 16-06-1962 |
10 | B.N.Tondon | 11-07-1962 | 07-04-1965 |
11 | D.M.Sinha | 11-05-1965 | 26-05-1967 |
12 | S. P. Batal | 09-08-1967 | 26-03-1969 |
13 | R.K.Kaul | 23-03-1969 | 03-07-1973 |
14 | Rajendra Nath | 04-07-1971 | 16-06-1973 |
15 | J. C. Pant | 16-07-1973 | 27-12-1973 |
16 | T. N. Dhar | 28-12-1973 | 01-06-1974 |
17 | B. N. Tiwari | 02-06-1974 | 01-04-1977 |
18 | R. S. Mathur | 07-04-1977 | 15-04-1979 |
19 | A. P. Singh | 15-04-1979 | 01-04-1980 |
20 | V.Anand | 01-04-1980 | 18-04-1981 |
21 | Shambhu Nath | 18-04-1981 | 18-12-1982 |
22 | T. George Joseph | 18-12-1982 | 09-06-1984 |
23 | L.R.Singh | 09-06-1984 | 11-07-1986 |
24 | R.S. Kaushik | 11-07-1986 | 04-07-1987 |
25 | T.George Joseph | 04-07-1987 | 27-11-1987 |
26 | Vijay Sharma | 27-11-1987 | 24-05-1990 |
27 | G.C.Chaturvedi | 26-05-1990 | 12-11-1991 |
28 | Tulsi Gaur | 12-07-1991 | 02-07-1992 |
29 | Jai Shanker Mishra | 02-07-1992 | 07-07-1993 |
30 | Mohinder Singh | 07-07-1993 | 09-06-1994 |
31 | S.N. Seth | 09-06-1994 | 08-06-1995 |
32 | Deepak Singhal | 09-06-1995 | 18-07-1997 |
33 | Sanjay Agarwal | 18-07-1997 | 26-10-1999 |
34 | Avneesh Kumar Avasthi | 26-10-1999 | 11-05-2002 |
35 | P. V. Jagan Mohan | 11-05-2002 | 22-08-2002 |
36 | Rama Raman | 22-08-2002 | 03-04-2003 |
37 | Amit Mohan Prasad | 03-04-2003 | 19-06-2004 |
38 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | 19-06-2004 | 03-10-2004 |
39 | Chandra Bhanu | 04-10-2004 | 20-09-2005 |
40 | Ram Krishan | 20-09-2005 | 12-04-2006 |
41 | Mukesh Kumar Meshram | 13-04-2006 | 16-05-2007 |
42 | Niteshwar Kumar | 16-05-2007 | 16-08-2007 |
43 | Anil Kumar Sagar | 18-08-2007 | 03-03-2008 |
44 | Ms Kamini Chauhan Ratan | 04-03-2008 | 11-07-2009 |
45 | Amit Kumar Ghosh | 11-07-2009 | 23-09-2009 |
46 | Bhuvnesh Kumar | 26-09-2009 | 05-03-2011 |
47 | Subhash Chand Sharma | 07-03-2011 | 27-04-2011 |
48 | Anil Garg | 27-04-2011 | 19-09-2011 |
49 | Anil Kumar | 19-09-2011 | 23-03-2012 |
50 | Vikas Gothalwal | 23-03-2012 | 11-02-2013 |
51 | Navdeep Rinwa | 11-02-2013 | 07-02-2014 |
52 | Pankaj Yadav | 07-02-2014 | 27-03-2014 |
53 | Navdeep Rinwa | 27-03-2014 | 09-06-2014 |
54 | Pankaj Yadav | 09-06-2014 | 22-07-2016 |
55 | Jagat Raj | 22-07-2016 | 14-09-2016 |
56 | Ms. B. Chandrakala | 14-09-2016 | 31-03-2017 |
57 | Sameer Verma | 31-03-2017 | Till Date |
Lok Sabha Constituency
The district of Meerut represents one Lok Sabha constituency, which is also known as Meerut-Hapur constituency.
Presently, Meerut Lok Sabha constituency comprises 5 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[11][12]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2009) |
---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Kithore | None | Meerut | 290,768 |
47 | Meerut Cantonment | None | Meerut | 324,906 |
48 | Meerut | None | Meerut | 281,518 |
49 | Meerut South | None | Meerut | 337,192 |
59 | Hapur | SC | Hapur | 258,907 |
Total: | 1,493,291 |
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
As of 25 January 2017[update], the district contributes seven Vidhan Sabha(Legislative Assembly) constituencies.[13][14][15]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
---|---|---|
43 | Siwalkhas | None |
44 | Sardhana | None |
45 | Hastinapur | SC |
46 | Kithore | None |
47 | Meerut Cantonment | None |
48 | Meerut | None |
49 | Meerut South | None |
Tehsil
District administration comprises 3 tehsils, namely:[15]
- Meerut
- Mawana
- Sardhana
Block
District is divided into 12 blocks, namely:[15]
- Meerut
- Rajpura
- Kharkhauda
- Jani
- Rohata
- Mawana
- Parikshitgarh
- Machhara
- Hastinapur
- Sardhana
- Daurala
- Saroorpur
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Meerut district has a population of 3,443,689,[16][17][2] roughly equal to the nation of Panama[18] or the US state of Connecticut.[19] This gives it a ranking of 94th in India (out of a total of 640).[16] The district has a population density of 1,346 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,490/sq mi).[16] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.89%.[16] 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.[16] The district has a literacy rate of 72.84%, higher than the state average of 69.72%.[20][21]
According to the 2001 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density[22] 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%.[23][24][25] 16.66% of the population was under 6 years of age.[26] The percentage of Muslim population over 36% (one of the largest among the cities of India).[27]
Area-Based
Tehsil | Town/Village [i] | Hindu
|
|
| ||||
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Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |||
Meerut | Kharkhoda (NP) | 7584 | 6780 | 14,364 | 894 | 85.68% | 67.51% | 76.99% |
Sewalkhas (NP) | 13073 | 11809 | 24,882 | 903 | 66.52% | 45.94% | 56.74% | |
Meerut (CB) | 53024 | 40288 | 93,312 | 760 | 87.99% | 79.48% | 84.33% | |
Meerut (M Corp.) | 688118 | 617311 | 1,305,429 | 897 | 80.97% | 69.79% | 75.66% | |
Mohiuddinpur (CT) | 2811 | 2389 | 5,200 | 850 | 89.17% | 69.63% | 80.13% | |
Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral (CT) | 3314 | 2827 | 6,141 | 853 | 91.01% | 69.68% | 81.02% | |
Amehra Adipur (CT) | 2844 | 2641 | 5,485 | 929 | 85.68% | 68.05% | 77.14% | |
Sindhawali (CT) | 2782 | 2553 | 5,335 | 918 | 79.92% | 64.44% | 72.53% | |
Tehsil Meerut Total | 1114701 | 987456 | 2,102,157 | 886 | 81.54% | 67.26% | 74.81% | |
Mawana | Kithaur (NP) | 14488 | 13445 | 27,933 | 928 | 69.85% | 51.71% | 61.11% |
Parikshitgarh (NP) | 10385 | 9445 | 19,830 | 909 | 87.83% | 70.92% | 79.73% | |
Mawana (NPP) | 43029 | 38414 | 81,443 | 893 | 77.81% | 62.49% | 70.55% | |
Hastinapur (NP) | 14010 | 12442 | 26,452 | 888 | 82.50% | 63.47% | 73.48% | |
Bahsuma (NP) | 6307 | 5446 | 11,753 | 863 | 84.14% | 66.12% | 75.70% | |
Phalauda (NP) | 10423 | 9485 | 19,908 | 910 | 71.54% | 51.01% | 61.79% | |
Tehsil Mawana Total | 409829 | 362612 | 772,441 | 885 | 80.30% | 59.27% | 70.40% | |
Sardhana | Lawar (NP) | 11599 | 10425 | 22,024 | 899 | 69.82% | 47.92% | 59.37% |
Daurala (NP) | 10565 | 9211 | 19,776 | 872 | 87.64% | 69.71% | 79.23% | |
Sardhana (NPP) | 30171 | 28081 | 58,252 | 931 | 70.96% | 54.88% | 63.18% | |
Karnawal (NP) | 6296 | 5367 | 11,663 | 852 | 86.81% | 66.50% | 77.36% | |
Tehsil Sardhana Total | 301213 | 267878 | 569,091 | 889 | 78.34% | 58.05% | 68.74% | |
District - Meerut Total | 1,825,743 | 1,617,946 | 3,443,689 | 886 | 80.74% | 63.98% | 72.84% | |
|
Year | Urban | Rural | Total | Growth rate | Sex ratio[a] | Density[b] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||||
1971[28][29][c][d] | NA | NA | 817,445 | NA | NA | 2,546,204 | NA | NA | 3,363,649 | 24.04% | 830 | 563 |
1981[29][30][31][d] | NA | NA | 863,280 | NA | NA | 1,903,280 | NA | NA | 2,767,246 | 28.43%[e] | 841 (+11) | 708 (+145) |
1991[f][23][32][33] | NA | NA | 849,799 | NA | NA | 1,567,714 | 1,301,137 (53.82%)[citation needed] | 1,116,376 (46.18%)[citation needed] | 2,417,513 | 24.91% | 858 (+17) | 959 (+251) |
2001[23][26][27][34] | 774,670 | 677,313 | 1,451,983 | 826,908 | 718,470 | 1,545,378 | 1,601,578 (53.43%) | 1,395,783 (46.56%) | 2,997,361 | 24.16%[e] | 871 (+13) | 1190 (+231) |
2011[2][20][21][35] | 932,736 | 829,837 | 1,762,573 | 896,456 | 788,376 | 1,684,832 | 1,829,192 (53.06%) | 1,618,213 (46.94%) | 3,443,689 | 15.92% | 885 (+14) | 1347 (+157) |
|
Year | Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991[a][23] | 64.88 | 37.67 | 52.41 | |
2001[23][26] | 76.31 (+11.43) | 54.12 (+16.45) | 65.96 (+13.55) | |
2011[21][35] | 82.91 (+6.6) | 65.69 (+11.57) | 74.80 (+8.84) | |
|
Year | Population |
---|---|
1872 | 1,267,167 |
1881 | 1,313,137 |
1891 | 1,391,458 |
1901 | 1,540,175 |
Religion
Religion | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
Hindu | 1,169,512 | 1,013,743 | 2,183,255 | 867 | 88.02% | 71.28% | 80.20% |
Muslim | 617,178 | 568,465 | 1,185,643 | 921 | 65.58% | 49.07% | 57.66% |
Christian | 5,500 | 5,082 | 10,582 | 924 | 85.12% | 75.65% | 80.57% |
Sikh | 13,694 | 11,218 | 24,912 | 819 | 85.47% | 73.11% | 79.90% |
Buddhist | 999 | 856 | 1,855 | 857 | 88.39% | 73.73% | 81.63% |
Jain | 9,554 | 8,990 | 18,544 | 941 | 97.51% | 95.02% | 96.31% |
Others | 118 | 118 | 236 | 1,000 | 94.50% | 86.00% | 90.43% |
Not stated | 9,188 | 9,474 | 18,662 | 1,031 | 82.02% | 68.16% | 74.81% |
Meerut District | 1,825,743 | 1,617,946 | 3,443,689 | 886 | 80.74% | 63.98% | 72.84% |
There were 1987 Meerut communal riots and 2014 Meerut riots.
A Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut is active in the district.
Areas
Cities
- Meerut
Towns
- Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral
- Bahsuma
- Daurala
- Hastinapur
- Karnawal
- Kharkhoda
- Kithaur
- Lawar
- Mawana
- Mohiuddinpur
- Parikshitgarh
- Partapur
- Phalauda
- Sardhana
- Sewalkhas
Villages
- Agherra
- Ajrara
- Alamgirpur
- Amhera Adipur
- Bajout
- Batavali
- Bhandora
- Bhoopgarhi
- Bhopgarh
- Chhur
- Fatehapur Narayan
- Hajipur
- Harra
- Incholi
- Jai
- Jani Khurd
- Jani Kala
- Kaland
- Kaseru Baksar
- Khalidpur
- Kheri Tappa
- Khiwai
- Machhra
- Mod Kala
- Mod Khurd
- Mohmandpur
- Niloha
- Pabarsa
- Palra
- Rampur Pawti
- Samaypur, Garh road
- Shahjahanpur
- Sadarpur
- Gejh
- Raghunathpura
- Palhera
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