Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh

Meerut is a district of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 34,43,689 at the 2011 Census across 2,581 km². The figures below come from the Census of India and NFHS-5, each shown with its own vintage and its rank among Uttar Pradesh's districts and nationally.

Population
34 Lakh
Census 2011
Area
2,581 km²
Density
1,334
per km²
Literacy
62.2%
Census 2011
Sex ratio
886
females per 1,000 males
Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorValue
Clean Cooking Fuel202168.5%
Drinking Water Access202199.7%
Electricity Access201174.8%
Electricity Access202198.6%
Improved Sanitation202182.7%
Tap Water Access201143.7%
Demography
IndicatorValue
Scheduled Caste Population2011Male 3,34,198 · Female 2,89,9516,24,149
Scheduled Tribe Population2011Male 1,828 · Female 1,5623,390
Workers2011Male 8,98,810 · Female 1,91,72910,90,539
Education
IndicatorValue
Literacy2011Male 12,54,520 · Female 8,86,96821,41,488
Women's Literacy202179.0%
Health
IndicatorValue
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021Women 0.2% · Men 13.7%7.4%
Child Anaemia202155.2%
Child Overweight20211.3%
Child Stunting202132.1%
Child Underweight202123.7%
Child Wasting202110.2%
Full Immunization202182.5%
Institutional Births202180.6%
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021Women 2.6% · Men 24.4%14.2%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021Women 7.8% · Men 7.9%7.9%
Women's Anaemia, 15–49202145.5%
Population & Density
IndicatorValue
Population2011Male 18,25,743 · Female 16,17,94634,43,689
Population202038,72,116
Population Density20111,326
Population Density20201,491
National highways through Meerut
  • NH-NE-3
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