Meerut district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Meerut.

Meerut district मेरठ ज़िला میرٹھ ضلع
Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh
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
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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.

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]

District Population and Growth Rate^[1][5]

Year	Male	Female	Total	Growth
2001	16,01,578	13,95,783	29,97,361	24.16%
2011	18,29,192	16,18,213	34,47,405	15.92%

Literacy Rate^[1][5]

Year	Male	Female	Total
2001	75.00	53.12	64.79
2011	82.91(+7.91)	65.69(+12.57)	74.80(+10.01)

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
3. ^ 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." 
4. ^ "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" 
5. ^ ^{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.