Meerut District : Census 2011 data

Meerut District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Meerut, a district of Uttar Pradesh has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Uttar Pradesh. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh.

Meerut District Population 2011

In 2011, Meerut had population of 3,447,405 of which male and female were 1,829,192 and 1,618,213 respectively. In 2001 census, Meerut had a population of 2,997,361 of which males were 1,601,578 and remaining 1,395,783 were females. Meerut District population constituted 1.73 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Meerut District was at 1.80 percent of Maharashtra population.

Meerut District Population Growth Rate

There was change of 15.01 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Meerut District recorded increase of 24.06 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Meerut District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Meerut district for 2011 is 1,342 people per sq. km. In 2001, Meerut district density was at 1,167 people per sq. km. Meerut district administers 2,569 square kilometers of areas.

Meerut Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Meerut in 2011 were 74.80 compared to 64.79 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 82.91 and 65.69 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 75.00 and 53.12 in Meerut District. Total literate in Meerut District were 2,213,483 of which male and female were 1,297,767 and 915,716 respectively. In 2001, Meerut District had 1,606,469 in its district.

Meerut Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Meerut, it stood at 885 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 872. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 857 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 857 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Meerut Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Meerut. There were total 488,271 children under age of 0-6 against 517,960 of 2001 census. Of total 488,271 male and female were 263,961 and 224,310 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 857 compared to 857 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 14.16 percent of Meerut District compared to 17.28 percent of 2001. There was net change of -3.12 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Meerut District Urban Population 2011

Out of the total Meerut population for 2011 census, 51.13 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 1,762,573 people lives in urban areas of which males are 932,736 and females are 829,837. Sex Ratio in urban region of Meerut district is 890 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Meerut district was 850 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 227,162 of which males and females were 122,776 and 104,386. This child population figure of Meerut district is 13.16 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Meerut district as per census 2011 is 76.71 % of which males and females are 82.75 % and 69.96 % literates respectively. In actual number 1,177,784 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 670,241 and 507,543 respectively.

Meerut District Rural Population 2011

As per 2011 census, 48.87 % population of Meerut districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Meerut district population living in rural areas is 1,684,832 of which males and females are 896,456 and 788,376 respectively. In rural areas of Meerut district, sex ratio is 879 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Meerut district is considered, figure is 849 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 261,109 in rural areas of which males were 141,185 and females were 119,924. The child population comprises 15.75 % of total rural population of Meerut district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Meerut district is 72.75 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 83.09 and 61.06 percent respectively. In total, 1,035,699 people were literate of which males and females were 627,526 and 408,173 respectively.
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