Meerut district

Meerut district
Top: Jain Pracha Bada Mandir in Hastinapur
Bottom: Khair Nagar Gate in Meerut
Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Meerut): 28°59′02″N 77°42′14″E / 28.984°N 77.704°E / 28.984; 77.704
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMeerut division
HeadquartersMeerut
Tehsils3
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMeerut
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies7
Area
 • Total2,522 km2 (974 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,443,689
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
51.07 %
Demographics
 • Literacy74.80 %
 • Sex ratio885
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-58,NE-3
Websitehttp://meerut.nic.in/

Meerut district, is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, with the city of Meerut as the district headquarters. Meerut district is also a part of the Meerut division.[1] The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magistrate[2] while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.[3]

  1. ^ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.
  2. ^ "District Magistrates of Meerut". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Commissioners of Meerut Division". meerut.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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