Analysis of Meerut
Note: According to the 2011 Census, the mother tongue (largest population group) of this city/DHQ (District Headquarters) is Hindi. Additionally, this city likely has more than 30K literate Urdu-speaking population.
Meerut Nature Highlight
| Nature Metrics | % of India | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) | 0.77% | 22nd | 6570 |
|
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) | 0.54% | 40th | 6874 |
|
Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census) | 0.33% | 43rd | 8762 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production |
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production | 0.41% | 66th | 4295 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production |
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production | 0.18% | 77th | 6721 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production | 0.29% | 99th | 3082 |
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Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production | 0.38% | 102nd | 7827 |
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Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production | 0.05% | 106th | 10929 |
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Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production | 0.07% | 113th | 7160 |
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Number of Camel (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Camel (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 157th | 8334 |
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Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census) | 0.10% | 158th | 8311 |
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Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) | 0.10% | 196th | 10911 |
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Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) | 0.03% | 255th | 9613 |
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Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) | 0.15% | 278th | 10308 |
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Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) | 0.06% | 301st | 7593 |
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Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) | 0.01% | 356th | 9845 |
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Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) | 0.04% | 456th | 7288 |
Meerut Cultural Highlights
| S. No. | Cultural Metrics | Count | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Famous Jain Temples |
Famous Jain Temples | 1 | Shri Digamber Jain Ancient Bada Mandir |
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Famous Church Name |
Famous Church Name | 1 | St. Joseph's Cathedral of the Diocese of Meerut |
|
Cantt |
Cantt | 1 | Meerut |
Airports
| Name | City | IATA Code | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Airport Name |
Indira Gandhi International Airport | New Delhi | DEL | 91 Km |
Meerut
HealthStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Better than India Average |
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| 1 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 52nd | 2204 |
| 2 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 227th | 3223 |
| 3 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 164th | 1178 |
| 4 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 162nd | 2896 |
| 5 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 102nd | 11183 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | No of Nurses | 3392 | 407th | 4498 |
| 2 | No of Doctors | 1795 | 516th | 4244 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
WealthStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Better than India Average |
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| 1 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 172nd | 1609 |
| 2 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 132nd | 8331 |
| 3 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 78th | 2319 |
| 4 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 118th | 10328 |
| 5 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) | 23154 | 89th | 2678 |
| 6 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 95th | 5020 |
| 7 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) | 28688 | 71st | 3037 |
| 8 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 64th | 11113 |
| 9 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2025) | 5533 | 46th | 9273 |
| 10 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 77th | 10952 |
| 11 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 64th | 10488 |
| 12 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025) | 23 | 109th | 2410 |
| 13 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 90th | 6887 |
| 14 | No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2025) | 1 | 101st | 3984 |
| 15 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 66th | 6265 |
| 16 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 129th | 6937 |
| 17 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 61st | 7232 |
| 18 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q1 2025) | 183 | 60th | 3977 |
| 19 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 92nd | 1603 |
| 20 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 382nd | 1802 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 456th | 9997 |
| 2 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) | 11 | 548th | 4462 |
| 3 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) | 14 | 597th | 9401 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
DemographicsStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 55th | 8770 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 96th | 9170 |
| 2 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 309th | 3641 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
EducationStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Better than India Average |
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| 1 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 34th | 4341 |
| 2 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 58th | 3290 |
| 3 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 59th | 9391 |
| 4 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 58th | 6827 |
| 5 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 24th | 3977 |
| 6 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 20th | 3162 |
| 7 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 22nd | 1944 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 6151 | 37th | 5600 |
| 9 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 37th | 8032 |
| 10 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 20th | 2412 |
| 11 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 42nd | 7738 |
| 12 | # of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 684 | 29th | 5733 |
| 13 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 14th | 7872 |
| 14 | # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 1085 | 37th | 9041 |
| 15 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 27th | 6855 |
| 16 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 12th | 3061 |
| 17 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 20th | 9696 |
| 18 | # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021) | 1920 | 42nd | 7051 |
| 19 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 22nd | 8101 |
| 20 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 49th | 9544 |
| 21 | # of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 759 | 29th | 1392 |
| 22 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 20th | 5750 |
| 23 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 23rd | 7049 |
| 24 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 20th | 6774 |
| 25 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 81st | 5078 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 195th | 2397 |
| 2 | # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 5042 | 647th | 7614 |
| 3 | # of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 442 | 647th | 6737 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
GovernanceStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 224th | 9325 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) | 745 | 393rd | 4407 |
Negative Indicators:
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 29 | 13th | 9722 |
| 2 | Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) | 24 | 17th | 1921 |
| 3 | Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 2654 | 33rd | 10721 |
| 4 | Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 147th | 4309 |
| 5 | Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 153rd | 4346 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) | 285 | 508th | 2030 |
Meerut
InternetStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, September 2025) | 172612 | 32nd | 6030 |
| 2 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 200th | 4196 |
| 3 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in September, 2025) | 135164 | 24th | 4302 |
| 4 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2025) | 122 | 239th | 11232 |
| 5 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI June 2025) | 411790 | 30th | 4626 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 106 | 465th | 1493 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
LanguagesStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 15th | 7402 |
| 2 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 48th | 3067 |
| 3 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 32nd | 4462 |
| 4 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 56th | 1782 |
| 5 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 18th | 11089 |
| 6 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 390th | 4832 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 392nd | 9318 |
| 2 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 452nd | 7231 |
| 3 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 524th | 5474 |
| 4 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 548th | 3265 |
| 5 | Kannada Script | 23603 | 553rd | 9901 |
| 6 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 573rd | 9694 |
| 7 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 589th | 8103 |
| 8 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 616th | 6804 |
| 9 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 657th | 4179 |
| 10 | Odia Script | 5442 | 681st | 4186 |
| 11 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 686th | 5140 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
MediaStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 79th | 11130 |
| 2 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 111th | 9585 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 676th | 10206 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
UrbanizationStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average |
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| 1 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 47th | 5684 |
| 2 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 63rd | 6347 |
| 3 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 132nd | 2540 |
| 4 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 47th | 3480 |
| 5 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 111th | 6235 |
| 6 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 73rd | 7746 |
| 7 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 94th | 2104 |
| 8 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 131st | 5784 |
| 9 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 107th | 4987 |
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Worse than India Average |
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| 1 | # of Inhabited Villages | 777 | 392nd | 7333 |
| 2 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy | 1508 | 532nd | 9277 |
| 3 | # of Uninhabited Villages | 64 | 570th | 6945 |
Negative Indicators:
Meerut
WorkStatistics
Positive Indicators
| S. No. | Fields | India Average | Rank (out of 768) | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average |
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| 1 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 36th | 7418 |
| 2 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 142nd | 5055 |
| 3 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 30th | 11167 |
| 4 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 47th | 4378 |
| 5 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 36th | 8638 |
| 6 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 33rd | 4323 |
| 7 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 28th | 6813 |
| 8 | Private Jobs(Formal),2023 | 15104 | 25th | 8762 |
Negative Indicators: