Meerut Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Meerut, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Meerut is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Meerut tehsil of Meerut district. The Meerut city is divided into 80 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 232,144 families residing in the Meerut city. The total population of Meerut is 1,305,429 out of which 688,118 are males and 617,311 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meerut is 897.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Meerut city is 170823 which is 13% of the total population. There are 92472 male children and 78351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meerut is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (897).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meerut is 75.7%. Thus Meerut has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.8% of Meerut district. The male literacy rate is 80.97% and the female literacy rate is 69.79% in Meerut.

Population
1,305,429
Literacy
75.7%
Sex Ratio
897

Meerut Munciple Corporation has total administration over 232,144 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Meerut Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meerut Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 170,823 92,472 78,351
Literacy 75.7% 70.1% 60.9%
Scheduled Caste 211,727 113,591 98,136
Scheduled Tribe 2,864 1,494 1,370
Illiterate 446,988 205,810 241,178

Caste-wise Population - Meerut

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Meerut.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 211,727 113,591 98,136
Schedule Tribe 2,864 1,494 1,370

Religion-wise Population - Meerut

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Meerut is 798,269 which is 61.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Meerut is 470,595 which is 36.05% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Meerut as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 798,269 (61.15%) 424,903 373,366
Muslim 470,595 (36.05%) 244,589 226,006
Christian 5,367 (0.41%) 2,757 2,610
Sikh 7,833 (0.6%) 4,126 3,707
Buddhist 1,192 (0.09%) 645 547
Jain 11,978 (0.92%) 6,142 5,836
Other Religion 131 (0.01%) 62 69
No Religion Specified 10,064 (0.77%) 4,894 5,170

Literacy Rate - Meerut

The total literacy rate of Meerut was 75.66% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 858,441 literates, males were 482,308 while females were 376,133. Also the male literacy rate was 80.97% and the female literacy rate was 69.79% in Meerut.

  Meerut Uttar Pradesh
Female 69.79% 57.18%
Male 80.97% 77.28%
Total 75.66% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Meerut

The Sex Ratio of Meerut is 897. Thus per every 1000 men there were 897 females in Meerut. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 897 ) of Meerut.


Child Population - Meerut

According to Census 2011, there were 170,823 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Meerut. Out of which 92,472 were male while 78,351 were female.


Working Population - Meerut

In Meerut Munciple Corporation out of total population, 407,274 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 407,274 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,106 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,719 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 340,730 296,839 43,891
Cultivators 6,106 5,117 989
Agriculture Labourer 12,719 10,633 2,086
Household Industries 21,710 18,622 3,088
Other Workers 300,195 262,467 37,728
Marginal Workers 66,544 44,169 22,375
Non Working 898,155 347,110 551,045

Meerut Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Meerut is further divided into 80 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 21,173 60.1% 862
2 Ward No - 2 16,864 61.2% 886
3 Ward No - 3 13,612 59.7% 856
4 Ward No - 4 19,720 72.7% 893
5 Ward No - 5 20,757 67.9% 867
6 Ward No - 6 19,060 61.1% 887
7 Ward No - 7 23,054 51.7% 899
8 Ward No - 8 14,274 74.9% 898
9 Ward No - 9 17,926 74.9% 886
10 Ward No - 10 19,418 68.2% 880
11 Ward No - 11 28,576 64.5% 846
12 Ward No - 12 16,931 73.8% 865
13 Ward No - 13 24,884 70.5% 851
14 Ward No - 14 23,977 66.2% 870
15 Ward No - 15 19,630 77.8% 896
16 Ward No - 16 17,742 78.7% 892
17 Ward No - 17 16,603 85.6% 887
18 Ward No - 18 18,212 76.2% 900
19 Ward No - 19 15,001 78.7% 915
20 Ward No - 20 17,485 68.7% 858
21 Ward No - 21 17,780 74.9% 796
22 Ward No - 22 12,091 73.2% 926
23 Ward No - 23 21,345 55% 892
24 Ward No - 24 16,653 68.6% 887
25 Ward No - 25 25,350 78.9% 874
26 Ward No - 26 21,485 58.7% 887
27 Ward No - 27 27,472 77.3% 863
28 Ward No - 28 20,507 74.4% 899
29 Ward No - 29 15,155 84.6% 890
30 Ward No - 30 21,660 76.9% 889
31 Ward No - 31 17,344 82.6% 889
32 Ward No - 32 14,066 74.3% 879
33 Ward No - 33 21,863 58.9% 900
34 Ward No - 34 17,197 82.6% 924
35 Ward No - 35 12,219 71.9% 918
36 Ward No - 36 11,892 77.1% 894
37 Ward No - 37 13,260 67.8% 928
38 Ward No - 38 9,849 77.6% 877
39 Ward No - 39 16,074 80.7% 819
40 Ward No - 40 11,126 80% 893
41 Ward No - 41 13,653 85.2% 932
42 Ward No - 42 11,871 85.7% 933
43 Ward No - 43 12,067 82.2% 911
44 Ward No - 44 8,737 60.8% 891
45 Ward No - 45 10,854 83.2% 911
46 Ward No - 46 15,747 79.8% 920
47 Ward No - 47 14,965 79.5% 912
48 Ward No - 48 10,180 66% 924
49 Ward No - 49 15,594 81.7% 907
50 Ward No - 50 11,780 80.1% 942
51 Ward No - 51 9,903 76.6% 904
52 Ward No - 52 15,075 81.2% 894
53 Ward No - 53 12,175 78.9% 923
54 Ward No - 54 12,665 60.8% 919
55 Ward No - 55 8,096 65.7% 912
56 Ward No - 56 13,414 62% 956
57 Ward No - 57 20,263 72.8% 881
58 Ward No - 58 14,511 46.6% 941
59 Ward No - 59 11,061 41.1% 936
60 Ward No - 60 13,581 80.3% 923
61 Ward No - 61 12,162 55.3% 918
62 Ward No - 62 12,453 63.1% 949
63 Ward No - 63 20,480 45.8% 875
64 Ward No - 64 10,916 76.6% 909
65 Ward No - 65 13,303 56.5% 914
66 Ward No - 66 11,121 66.9% 901
67 Ward No - 67 23,441 39.8% 907
68 Ward No - 68 16,118 44.2% 871
69 Ward No - 69 13,433 36% 924
70 Ward No - 70 11,208 46.3% 952
71 Ward No - 71 24,596 40.5% 929
72 Ward No - 72 19,324 41.5% 901
73 Ward No - 73 25,368 43.4% 924
74 Ward No - 74 14,004 46% 941
75 Ward No - 75 19,391 28.8% 942
76 Ward No - 76 13,774 51.3% 941
77 Ward No - 77 17,218 44.7% 915
78 Ward No - 78 17,904 51% 946
79 Ward No - 79 12,808 61.5% 925
80 Ward No - 80 10,928 59.1% 917

Map of Meerut, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh


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