Meerut district
District of Uttar Pradesh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Meerut.
Meerut district, is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and a Part of Delhi/NCR 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]
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Meerut district | |
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Coordinates (Meerut): 28.984°N 77.704°E / 28.984; 77.704 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Meerut division |
Headquarters | Meerut |
Tehsils | 3 |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Meerut |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 7 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,443,689 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 51.07 % |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 84.80 % |
• Sex ratio | 885 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-58,NE-3 |
Website | http://meerut.nic.in/ |
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