Meerut district
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Meerut.
| Meerut district मेरठ ज़िला میرٹھ ضلع |
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 Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Meerut |
| Headquarters | Meerut |
| Area | 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi) |
| Population | 34,47,405[1] (2011) |
| Population density | 1,347 /km2 (3,490 /sq mi) |
| Literacy | 74.80 per cent[1] |
| Sex ratio | 885[1] |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Meerut |
| Official website | |
Meerut district Hindi: मेरठ ज़िला, Urdu: میرٹھ ضلع is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Meerut district has a population of 3,447,405,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Panama[3] or the US state of Connecticut.[4] This gives it a ranking of 94th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 1,342 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,480 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.01 %.[2] Meerut has a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 74.8 %.[2]
| Year | Male | Female | Total | Growth |
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| 2001 | 16,01,578 | 13,95,783 | 29,97,361 | 24.16% |
| 2011 | 18,29,192 | 16,18,213 | 34,47,405 | 15.92% |
| Year | Male | Female | Total |
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| 2001 | 75.00 | 53.12 | 64.79 |
| 2011 | 82.91(+7.91) | 65.69(+12.57) | 74.80(+10.01) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011 - Provisional Population Totals - Uttar Pradesh - Data Sheet". Directorate of Census Operations, Uttar Pradesh. http://www.meerut.nic.in/census/data2011.pdf. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Panama 3,460,462 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Connecticut 3,574,097"
- ^ a b census of India 2001 "Basic Data Sheet - District Meerut, Uttar Pradesh". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-0907.pdf census of India 2001.
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