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Meerut

February 11, 2024

This article is about the city in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its administrative district, see Meerut district.

Meerut (pronunciationⓘ, IAST: Meraṭh) is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and 480 km (300 mi) west of the state capital Lucknow.[8]

Meerut
Merath
Metropolis[1]
Clockwise from Top: Martyr Memorial, Meerut Clock Tower, Mustafa Castle, Basilica of Our Lady of Graces
Meerut
Meerut
Coordinates: 28°59′N 77°43′E / 28.98°N 77.71°E / 28.98; 77.71
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
DivisionMeerut
DistrictMeerut
Government
 • BodyMeerut Municipal Corporation
 • MayorHarikant Ahluwalia[2] (BJP)
 • Lok Sabha MPRajendra Agrawal, (BJP)
 • Divisional CommissionerSelva Kumari J, IAS
 • IG RangePraveen Kumar, IPS
Area
[3]
 • Metropolis[1]450 km2 (170 sq mi)
Elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3][4]
 • Metropolis[1]1,571,434
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
[3][5]
1,871,434
Language
 • OfficialHindi[6]
 • Additional officialUrdu[6]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
250 0xx
Telephone code91- 121- XXXX XXX
Vehicle registrationUP-15
Websitemeerut.nic.in
[7]

As of 2011, Meerut is the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 26th most populous city in India.[9][10]

The city is one of the largest producers of sports goods, the largest producer of musical instruments in India, and one of Asia's biggest gold markets. The city is also an education hub in western Uttar Pradesh, and is also known as the "Sports City Of India".

The city is famous for being the starting point of the 1857 rebellion against Company rule in India.

The city is also the proposed capital of Harit Pradesh, a new separate state. It has the 2nd highest per capita income in the state after Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida).[11]

India's first Regional Rapid Transit System Delhi Meerut RRTS currently being constructed in Meerut. Which will be an inter-city high-speed metro corridor.[12] It is also known as the expressway capital of Uttar Pradesh, having 3 different expressways.[13]

Origin of the name edit

The city may have derived its name from 'Mayarashtra' (Sanskrit: मयराष्ट्र), the capital of the kingdom of Mayasura, Mandodari's father and Ravana's father-in-law. This name may have mutated to Mairashtra, Mai-dant-ka-khera, Mairaath and eventually Meerut.[14][15]

According to another version, Maya(sura), being a distinguished architect, received from King Yudhishthira the land on which the city of Meerut now stands and he called this place Maharashtra, a name which in the course of time became shortened to Meerut. Tradition also has it that the city formed a part of the dominions of Mahipala, the king of Indraprastha, and the word Meerut is associated with his name.[16]

The meaning of मय is alcohol. It is a production centre of alcohol with factories (sugar Mills) producing alcohol, hence the name मय is added from a alcohol production city. (Mawana Sugar Distillary). Maykhana is also a word which means Bar in Hindi. All alcohol was sent to capital Delhi and exported all over India. In India, cities are named on their popular produce. Hence Meerut as a production house of alcohol (मय) is called Meerut.[citation needed]

History edit

Ancient era edit

In Ramayana, It was known as 'Maydant Ka Kheda', the capital of May Danav. It was hometown of Mandodari, wife of Ravana.[17]

After the archaeological excavations at Vidura-ka-tila, a collection of several mounds named after Vidura, in 1950–52, a site 37 km (23 miles) north-east of Meerut, it was concluded to be remains of the ancient city of Hastinapur, the capital of Kauravas and Pandavas of Mahabharata, which was washed away by Ganges floods.[18][19][20]

 
Fragment of the 6th Ashoka Pillar in sandstone, with inscription of Edicts of Ashoka, in Brahmi, originally from Meerut, now on display in the British Museum.[21]

Meerut also contained a Harappan settlement known as Alamgirpur. It was also the easternmost settlement of the Indus Valley civilisation. Meerut had been a centre of Buddhism in the period of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (r. 273 BC to 232 BC.), and remains of Buddhist structures were found near the Jama Masjid in the present day city.[22] The Ashoka Pillar, at Delhi ridge, next to the ‘Bara Hindu Rao Hospital’, near Delhi University, was carried to Delhi from Meerut, by Firuz Shah Tughluq (r. 1351–1388);[19][23][24] it was later damaged in a 1713 explosion, and restored in 1867.[25]

Muslim conquests edit

In the eleventh century AD, the region to the south-west of the city was ruled by Har Dat, the Dor Raja of Bulandshahr who built a fort, which was long known for its strength and finds mention in Ain-i-Akbari.[26] He was later defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1018, surrendering along with his forces to Mahmud.[27] The prominent local landmark known as the Jama Masjid, dates from this period and is said to have been built by Mahmud's vizir. Shortly after its capture the city was regained by the local Hindu Raja and part of his fortifications, built for the city's defence, survived until recent times.[28] Muhammad of Ghor's mamluk general Qutb-ud-din Aybak who went on to establish the Delhi Sultanate in 1206, attacked and captured Meerut in 1193.[29]

Timur in 1399 attacked and sacked Meerut. It was held by Ilyas Afghan and his son Maula Muhammad Thaneswari who was assisted by non-Muslims led by Safi. Timur tried to negotiate a surrender, to which the inhabitants of the fort replied by stating that Tarmashirin had tried to capture it in the past but failed. Incensed, he set forth with 10,000 cavalry. The forces scaled the walls and Safi was killed in the battle. The inhabitants were killed and their wives and children enslaved. The fortifications and houses were razed to the ground with prisoners ordered to be flayed alive.[30][31]

The city then came under the rule of the Mughal Empire and saw a period of relative tranquility.[32] During the rule of Mughal Emperor, Akbar (r. 1556–1605), there was a mint for copper coins here.[22] Also occurring during the reign of Akbar, Meerut was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 4,391,996 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 300 infantry and 100 cavalry.[33]

 
Main entrance to Kot Fort, Abdullapur built in the early 16th century

Major part of the Meerut was in the control of Sayyid Jagirdars of Abdullapur Meerut from 16th to late 18th century, Sayyed Mir Abdulla Naqvi Al Bukhari built Kot Fort in Abdullapur in 16th century, this place was his main residence.[34][35][36] The descendants of Syed Sadarudin Shah Kabir Naqvi Al Kannauji Bukhari still present in this town, Sadarudin was a chief advisor of Sikandar Lodi and the father of great saint Shah Jewna.[37][38][39][40] Famous Pakistani writer Syed Qudrat Naqvi Al Bukhari was born in Meerut.[41][42][43]

Nawab Mansab Ali Khan was one of the most influential personality of this city, he built famous Karbala and Masjid known as Mansabiya in 1882.[44][45]

The city saw Sikh and Maratha invasions in the 18th century, with interruptions by Jats and Rohillas. Walter Reinhardt, an English soldier, established himself at Sardhana and some parts of the district came under his rule. Upon his death, they came into the hands of Begum Samru. During this time, the southern part of the district had remained under Marathas rule.[46]

Colonial era edit

In 1803, with the fall of Delhi, Daulat Rao Scindia of the Marathas ceded the territory to the British East India Company (EIC). The cantonment of Meerut was set up in 1806 with particular key interests including its closeness to Delhi and its area inside the rich Ganges – Yamuna doab. The city was made headquarters of the eponymous district in 1818.[32][47][48]

 
1857 Mutineers' Mosque

Meerut is famously associated with the 1857 rebellion against Company rule in India.[49] The famous slogan "Dilli Chalo" ("Let's march to Delhi!") was first spoken in the city, and the Meerut cantonment was the place where the rebellion started.[citation needed]

The revolt, which catapulted Meerut into international prominence, started in March 1857 at Barrackpore, Bengal. Indian sepoy Mangal Pandey shot at two of his commanding officers, missed, made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide and was executed. By April, the fire of Pandey's Uprising scorched north India and reached Meerut, the second-largest East India Company garrison. Here, Europeans and native sepoys were evenly balanced, with a little more than 2,000 on each side. The European cantonment was separated from the Indian one. Close by were Sadar Bazar and Lal Kurti Bazar, the latter named after the red uniforms worn by the Presidency armies. On 24 April 1857, Meerut's commander, Colonel Carmichael Smyth, paraded 90 Indian sepoys of the Bengal Cavalry, most of whom had come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. He ordered them to fire the new Enfield cartridges- 85 refused. The cartridges were covered with paper that had to be torn off; Muslim soldiers believed the paper was greased with pig fat and Hindus, with cow fat.[50]

All 85 soldiers were stripped of their uniforms, court-martialed; they were all sentenced to a decade in prison. The prisoners, who were upper-class members of a cavalry regiment, were shocked at the harsh sentences handed down to them. On 10 May 1857, Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar opened the gates of the prison. These soldiers, along with the other imprisoned soldiers, escaped prison and declared themselves free, mutinied, attacked and killed several Company officials in the city in order to bring it under their control. This marked the beginning of a widespread revolt across northern India as these soldiers marched towards Delhi. 10 May is still celebrated as a local holiday in Meerut.[51]

 
The United Provinces in 1903

Meerut was also the venue of the Meerut Conspiracy Case in March 1929, in which several trade unionists, including three Englishmen, were arrested by the colonial authorities for organising a railway strike action. The case quickly became the subject of attention in England, inspiring a 1932 play titled Meerut Prisoners by left-wing Manchester street theatre group the Red Megaphones, which highlighted the detrimental effects of capitalism and industrialisation.[52] Electricity was first introduced to Meerut in 1931.[47] In the 1940s, during the height of the Indian independence movement, cinema-goers in Meerut had an unofficial policy of refusing to stand up when God Save the Queen played before the film was shown.[citation needed] The last session of the Indian National Congress (INC) prior to the independence of India in 1947 was held at Victoria Park in Meerut on 26 November 1946. It was in this session that the Constitution-making committee was constituted.[53]

Post-independence era edit

The city and district also suffered from communal (Hindu-Sikh) riots in 1984[54] and (Hindu-Muslim) riots in 1982[55] and in 1987, during which the Hashimpura massacre took place, in May 1987, when personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) shot dead 42 Muslims, the trial of the case is still pending.[56][57] In 2006, a fire at a consumer electronics "Brand India" fair in Victoria Park Stadium killed at least 100 people, with authorities already confirming 45 fatalities, although a specific figure on a toll was difficult to put and was predicted to be much higher.[58]

Geography edit

For description of the geography of the district, see Meerut district § Geography.

Meerut is the largest city in NCR after Delhi also known as sports city of India.[citation needed] Meerut lies between the plains of the Ganges and those of the Yamuna. In area Meerut district covers 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi), which is larger than Delhi (Delhi covers an area of 1,484 km2 [573 sq mi]).

Climate edit

Main article: Climate of Uttar Pradesh

Meerut has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate characterised by hot summers and cooler winters. Summers last from early April to late June during and are extremely hot, with temperatures reaching 49 °C (120 °F).[59] The monsoon arrives in late June and continues till the middle of September. Temperatures drop slightly, with plenty of cloud cover but with higher humidity. Temperatures rise again in October and the city then has a mild, dry winter season from November to the middle of March[59] The lowest temperature ever recorded is −0.4 °C (31.3 °F), recorded on Sunday, 6 January 2013.[60] Rainfall is about 845 millimetres (33 in) per annum, which is suitable for growing crops. Most of the rainfall is received during the monsoon. Humidity varies from 30 to 100%.[59]

Climate data for Meerut (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7) 		32.2
(90.0) 		39.5
(103.1) 		43.5
(110.3) 		45.8
(114.4) 		46.1
(115.0) 		46.0
(114.8) 		40.0
(104.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		38.0
(100.4) 		34.5
(94.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		46.1
(115.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		36.3
(97.3) 		39.1
(102.4) 		37.6
(99.7) 		33.6
(92.5) 		32.6
(90.7) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.8
(91.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		31.1
(88.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		19.9
(67.8) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.5
(77.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		17.7
(63.9)
Record low °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		0.1
(32.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		8.3
(46.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		19.0
(66.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		1.8
(35.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−0.4
(31.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.7
(0.78) 		24.9
(0.98) 		24.4
(0.96) 		12.8
(0.50) 		19.1
(0.75) 		71.2
(2.80) 		269.0
(10.59) 		264.7
(10.42) 		95.4
(3.76) 		25.9
(1.02) 		4.3
(0.17) 		13.4
(0.53) 		845.0
(33.27)
Average rainy days 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.9 1.6 3.9 10.2 9.4 4.2 1.6 0.4 0.9 38.0
Average relative humidity (%) 88 83 75 54 58 68 81 84 83 78 79 86 76
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2012)[61][62][63][64]

Administration edit

General Administration edit

Meerut division which consists of six districts, and is headed by the Divisional Commissioner of Meerut, who is an IAS officer of high seniority, the Commissioner is the head of local government institutions (including Municipal Corporations) in the division, is in charge of infrastructural development in his division.[65][66][67][68][69] The District Magistrate of Meerut reports to the Divisional Commissioner. The current Commissioner is Surendra Singh.[70][71]

Meerut district administration is headed by the District Magistrate of Meerut, who is an IAS officer. The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversees the elections held in the city.[65][72][73][74][75] The district is subdivided into three tehsils, namely Meerut, Mawana and Sardhana, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate. The tehsils are further divided into 12 blocks.[76] The current District Magistrate of Meerut is Depak Meena.[77]

Police Administration edit

Meerut district comes under Meerut police zone and Meerut police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Meerut zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas Meerut range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG). The Current ADG, Meerut Zone is Rajeev Sabharwal,[78] whereas the current IG, Meerut Range is Praveen Kumar.[79]

District Police of Meerut is headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who is an IPS officer. He is assisted by four Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. SP) (City, Rural Area, Traffic and Crime). The Meerut district is divided into numerous police circles, each headed by a Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. SP (Traffic) and SP (Crime) are assisted by one Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police each.[80] The current SSP is Rohit Singh Sajwan.[80]

Infrastructure and Civic Administration edit

The development of infrastructure in the city is overseen by the Meerut Development Authority (MDA), which comes under the Housing Department of Uttar Pradesh government. The Divisional Commissioner of Meerut acts as the ex-officio Chairman of MDA, whereas a vice-chairman, a government-appointed IAS officer, looks after the daily matters of the authority. The current vice-chairman of Meerut Development Authority is Sita Ram Yadav.[81]

The city is administered by Meerut Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for performing civic administrative functions administered by the Municipal Commissioner (PCS Officer) whereas the Mayor is the ceremonial head of the corporation. The current Municipal Commissioner of Meerut Municipal Corporation is Manoj Kumar Chauhan.

Central Government Offices edit

The office of the Chief Commissioner, Customs & Central Excise, Meerut Zone, has jurisdiction over 13 districts of Uttrakhand and 14 districts of Uttar Pradesh. This jurisdiction was carved out of the Lucknow Zone. It comprises the erstwhile Customs & Central Excise Commissionerates of Meerut & Noida. The Meerut Commissionerate was bifurcated into two Commissionerates, namely, ‘Meerut-I and Ghaziabad’ and the Noida Commissionerate was bifurcated into ‘Noida and Meerut-II’. In addition, jurisdiction of Central Excise Division Bareilly was included in the jurisdiction of Meerut-II Commissionerate.[82]

CGHS department of Meerut provides comprehensive health care facilities for the central govt employees and pensioners and their dependents residing in this city.

District management edit

  • The Janikhurd Block is established on 1 October 1962.
  • The Rohta block is established on 1 October 1959.
  • The Daurala block is established on 1 October 1962.
  • The Rajpura block is established on 1 October 1959.
  • The Kharkhoda block is established on 1 October 1959.
  • The Mawana block is established on 1 April 1957.
  • The Meerut block is established on 1 April 1957.
  • The Hastinapur block is established on 1 April 1963.
  • The Sardhana block is established on 26 January 1955.
  • The Saroorpur khurd block is established on 1 April 1959.
  • The Machchhara block is established on 1 October 1961.
  • The Parikshitgarh block is established on 1 April 1958.

Demand for High Court Bench in Meerut edit

Almost 54% of all cases reaching the High Court originate from the 22 districts of Western UP. Still western Uttar Pradesh does not have a High Court. People have to travel 700 km away to Allahabad for hearings. Infact 6 high courts (Shimla, Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Nainital, Jammu) from other states are closer than Allahabad from western Uttar Pradesh.[83]

Western Uttar Pradesh has been advocating to have a high court bench in Meerut so that western Uttar Pradesh can get justice. This important also as west UP accounts for 51.71% of state GDP.[84]

The Bench in the western part of the state was first proposed by the government in 1955.

Meerut Cantonment edit

 
Mall Road in Meerut Cantonment

Meerut Cantonment was established by the British East India Company in 1803 after the Battle of Laswari. It is the one of the largest cantonment of India both in land area 3,568.06 hectares (35.68 km2) and population of 93684 (civil + military) people as per 2011 census.[85] The Revolt of 1857 started from "Kali Paltan" in Meerut Cantonment and Indian soldiers stationed here actively participated in the rebellion.[8][86] The cantonment surrounds the old city from 3 sides – from Pallavpuram to Sainik Vihar to Ganga Nagar.[87] It is well connected with the rest of country by roads as well as by rail. The Delhi Niti Paas Road (State Highway No. 45) passes through Meerut Cantonment.[86] Meerut cantonment was the divisional headquarters of the 7th (Meerut) Division of the British Indian Army from 1829 to 1920.

Economy edit

Development edit

 
 
Atop an under-construction overpass

Meerut is the 63rd-fastest-growing urban area in the world.[88] It is the 14th fastest developing city in India. A June 2011 report by US financial services firm Morgan Stanley gave Meerut the 5th spot on the "vibrancy" index, ahead of Delhi and Mumbai.[89] Meerut ranked second on both the financial penetration index, which measures things like the presence of ATMs and bank branches, and on the consumption index, indicating the city's transformation into an urban town.

While the city ranked in the bottom 10 in job creations, the report suggests that overall there are plenty of signs of "potential for urbanisation," including future employment opportunities.[90] The infrastructure segment of Meerut is currently going through a boom phase with many new projects like Expressways, Metro, Freight corridors coming up in and around the city.[91][92] The Upper Ganga Canal Expressway development has also been completed. On the India City Competitiveness Index, the city ranked 45th in 2010, 37th in 2011and 39th in 2012.[93][94][95]

Meerut is one of the biggest industrial centers in India. It has largest sports and goods manufacturing in India. It is one of the largest gold markets in Asia. Scissors, metals and musical instruments manufacturing is also a big market. It is India's largest refined sugar producer.[96]

Meerut is upcoming Logistic Hub in western Uttar Pradesh due to projects like Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and expressway projects like - Delhi Meerut Expressway, Ganga Expressway, Delhi Meerut RRTS.

Industry edit

 
The cover of the book Sangeet Puranmal Ka (lit. The Music of Puranmal) by Ramlal. The book was published in 1879 from the city.

Meerut is one of the important industrial towns of western Uttar Pradesh with several traditional and modern industries.[59] It is traditionally known for handloom works and scissors industry.[97] Meerut was one of the first cities in northern India where publishing was set up during the 19th century. It was a major center of commercial publishing during the 1860s and 1870s.[98]

Meerut is a rich agricultural area, being in the proximity of Delhi, it is ideal for industry. As of 2011, it is home to 520 micro, small and medium scale industries.[99] As of August 2006, Meerut has about 23,471 industrial units, including 15,510 small-scale units and 7,922 cottage industries.[100] Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) and BDM one of India's biggest sports goods manufacturers are based out of Meerut

Existing industries in the city include tyres, textile, transformer, sugar, distillery, chemical, engineering, paper, publishing, and sports goods manufacture.[97][101][99] Prospective industries include IT and ITES, Logistics.[102]

Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) has two industrial estates in the city, namely Partapur and Udyog Puram.[103][104]

Transport edit

Road edit

 
Delhi–Meerut Expressway
 
Delhi Meerut Expressway

Meerut is well-connected by road to major cities like Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Haridwar, Bulandshahr, etc. A large number of people commute to Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram every day for work.

Three national highways (NH-58, NH-119 & NH-235) and two Expressways pass through Meerut. The Delhi–Meerut Expressway - a 90 km long controlled-access expressway connects Meerut with Delhi via Dasna in Ghaziabad district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the expressway on 31 December 2015, and the expressway was completed and opened for public on 1 April 2021, also an under construction Ganga Expressway.[105]

There are 2 main bus terminals, namely Bhainsali bus terminal and Sohrab Gate bus terminal from where Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses ply to cities all over the state and all nearby cities. A JNNURM scheme was put in place.[106] Low Floor City Buses (under JNNURM),[citation needed] Normal City Buses, auto rickshaws and rickshaws are convenient public transport options to commute within the city.[107]

Many new transport infrastructure projects like the inner ring road, outer ring road and construction of new flyovers are proposed and being made as well.[108][109] The under-construction Ganga Expressway will start from Meerut till Allahabad, and in the future, it will be extended from Meerut to Haridwar. Other expressways which will pass nearby Meerut are the Upper Ganga Canal Expressway, Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway and Gorakhpur–Shamli Expressway.

Railways edit

Meerut lies on the Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line,[110] and has five railway stations: Meerut City, Meerut Cantt., Partapur, Mohiuddinpur and Pabli Khas. Meerut City railway station is the busiest. The railway line between Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864,[47] and the Meerut Cantt. station, which serves as a secondary railway station, was founded in 1865.

About 20,000 passengers travel daily to Delhi and back.[citation needed] Around 27 pairs of trains run between Meerut and Delhi, and four between Meerut and Khurja. Two trains are available for Lucknow daily, namely Nauchandi Express and Rajya Rani Express. A weekly train goes to Chennai and Kochuveli. Daily trains connect Meerut to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Rajkot and many cities in other states.[citation needed]

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor edit

 

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor or Eastern DFC is an broad gauge freight corridor in India. The railway will run between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Meerut and Khurja in Uttar Pradesh.

Apart from this Delhi Meerut RRTS (RapidX) will also be used for inter city cargo movement. Vinay Kumar Singh, managing director, NCRTC, said, “During non-peak hours, the ridership would be low, so we can use the time to move cargo, including perishable goods.”[111]

Uttar Pradesh government has allocated land for building a large logistic hub in Modipuram region of Uttar Pradesh.[112]

Metro project edit

Main article: Meerut Metro

On 30 December 2014, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the proposed metro rail project in Meerut, to boost the urban mass transport infrastructure in the city. The state government nominated RITES Limited and Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) for preparing the respective detailed project report (DPR) and as a coordinator, respectively. The development authorities are nodal agencies for the DPR.[113]

The metro project got approval from the divisional commissioner. It was decided in the meeting that the project would be along two corridors, by dividing the project into two phases–Phase I from Partapur to Pallavpuram, and Phase II from Rajban Market to Gokalpur village. The main stations on the first corridor in the first phase will be Partapur, Panchwati Enclave, Rithani, Rithani West, Shatabdi Nagar, Devlok, Madhavpuram, Meerut Railway Station Road, Lajpat Bazaar, Begampul, Gandhi Bagh, Lekha Nagar, Pallavpuram Dorli, Ansal City and Pallavpuram. While in the second phase, the corridor in the Partapur-Pallavpuram route will cover 20 km, and will have a total number of 18 stations in between, the 10 km-long route from Rajban Market to Gokalpur village will have nine stations.[114]

Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) edit

Main article: Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System

The NCR Transport Plan 2021 proposed a rail-based mass transit system, called the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Delhi to Meerut, with the Shahdara-Ghaziabad section scheduled for construction during 2001-11, and the Ghaziabad-Meerut section scheduled for 2011–21.[115]

In September 2010, the RRTS was reported to be proposed between Anand Vihar and Meerut with the project in its initial stages. The cost was projected to be around ₹1,000 crore (US$130 million) with the expected time of the journey being 45 minutes.[116] In November 2010, the train speed was proposed to be between 130 and 160 kmph, with stations at Anand Vihar, Sahibabad, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, Moradnagar, Modinagar, Meerut South, Shatabdi Nagar, Meerut Centre, Begumpul, Meerut North, Pallavpuram being the stops.[117]

On 14 December 2010, the NCR Planning Board, Meerut Development Authority (MDA) and Meerut Municipal Corporation approved the project.[118] In August 2011, it was reported that the project tender had been awarded to Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS). The proposed system was to have dedicated trains between Anand Vihar and Meerut, with no stops in between, and trains which will stop at stations will be constructed after a gap of 4–5 km. The reported stations were Anand Vihar, Vaishali, Mohan Nagar, Meerut Road (Airtel Cut), Morta, Duhai, Muradnagar, Gang Nahar, Modinagar, Mohiuddinpur, Meerut Bypass Cut and Pallavpuram, with completion expected in 2017. The track between Anand Vihar to Dabur was proposed to be underground with the rest of the track overhead.[119]

On 11 July 2013, the Union Cabinet of India approved the formation of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTCL), with a seed capital of ₹100 crore (US$13 million). The corporation will take up the construction of the 90 km-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor on a priority basis (along with two other corridors) with planned completion in 2016.[120] It was reported that the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the three corridors were under the process of finalisation.[121]

In December 2013, problems were reported in the proposed alignment of the Delhi-Meerut corridor.[122] In January 2014, it was reported that the proposed alignment had to be changed due to objections by NHAI and the feasibility report had to be prepared again. The new proposed alignment increased the length from 90 km to 106 km.[123]

In March 2018, the project's construction was started after the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.[124] As of 2023, the alignment is 82 km (51 mi) long, and the 17-km first stretch, as the priority corridor, from Sahibabad to Duhai is almost completed, and will be opened by March 2023, while the next stretch till South Meerut will be completed by the first quarter of 2024. The entire corridor will be completed by March 2025.[125][126][127]

Air edit

The nearest airport is Hindon Airport at Ghaziabad, located 64 km (40 mi) away, while the major airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi is about 100 km (62 mi) away.

The Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Airport is located at Partapur. It was proposed by the state government that the airstrip be converted to an international airport to reduce pressure on Delhi airport.[128] However, plans to expand the Domestic airport were called off after protests against land acquisition started in other parts of the state.[129] Following an accident in May 2012, the city administration barred private flights from using the airstrip.[130]

The city has long demanded airport. But, the government has stalled the project multiple times due to land acquisition reasons and project cost. Even Ajit Singh, the minister of civil aviation announced the project but still the project was not completed.

BJP MP Rajendra Agarwal met Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia minister promised that the Ministry of Civil Aviation will begin running the airport as soon as the Uttar Pradesh government satisfied the demand for land.

As of October, 2023 the project is awaiting approval for land acquisition from Uttar Pradesh Government.[131]

Expressways edit

Since, Meerut has very favourable location for industries and is suitable for being a logistics hub. It has many expressways like Delhi Meerut Expressway, Ganga Expressway. It also is in close proximity (within 30 miles) with other expressway like Delhi Mumbai Expressway, Yamuna Expressway, KMP Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway.

Demographics edit

See also: Meerut district § Demographics
Religions in Meerut City (2011)[132]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 61.15%
Islam
 
 36.05%
Jainism
 
 0.92%
Sikhism
 
 0.60%
Christian
 
 0.41%
Others†
 
 0.96%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Buddhists (<0.09%).

According to the 2011 census, the Meerut Urban Agglomeration (Meerut UA) has a population of around 1.42 million,[5] (comparable to kingdom of Bahrain or Trinidad and Tobago) with the municipality contributing roughly 1.31 million of it.[4] The Meerut Urban Agglomeration consists of area falling under Meerut Municipal Corporation, Meerut Cantonment Board and 4 census towns of Sindhawali, Amehra Adipur, Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral and Mohiuddinpur.[133][134] This makes Meerut the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 28th most populous city in India. The sex ratio in Meerut UA is 887, lower than the state average of 908; while the child sex ratio is 845, lower than the state average of 899. 12.99% of the population is under 6 years of age.[134] The overall literacy rate is 76.28%, higher than the state average of 69.72%.[5][135] In Meerut Municipal Corporation, 83.78% of the population spoke Hindi and 15.25% Urdu as their first language.[136]

As of 2017, Meerut ranks 328 (based on population), 189 (based on population density), 648 (based on built-up area) among world's urban areas.[137]

According to the 2001 census, the city ranked 2nd in terms of population in NCR[138] and 25th in India.[139]

Demographics of Meerut Metropolitan area (Meerut UA) (Census 2011, updated)[134]
Metropolis City/Town/Village [i] Population Sex Ratio Literacy Rate[ii]
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Meerut UA Meerut (CB) 53024 40288 93,312 760 87.99% 79.48% 84.33%
Meerut (M Corp.) 688118 617311 1,305,429 897 80.97% 69.79% 75.66%
Mohiuddinpur (CT) 2811 2389 5,200 850 89.17% 69.63% 80.13%
Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral (CT) 3314 2827 6,141 853 91.01% 69.68% 81.02%
Amehra Adipur (CT) 2844 2641 5,485 929 85.68% 68.05% 77.14%
Sindhawali (CT) 2782 2553 5,335 918 79.92% 64.44% 72.53%
Meerut UA - Total 752,893 668,009 1,420,902 887 81.57 % 70.36 % 76.28 %
  1. ^ M Corp. = Municipal Corporation, NP = Nagar panchayat, NPP = Nagar Palika Parishad, CB = Cantonment Board, CT = Census Town
  2. ^ For Literacy rate, population aged 7 and above only is considered in India.
Historical Population Statistics[26][47][140][a]
Year Male Female Total Growth
1847 NA NA 29,014
1853 NA NA 82,035 182.74%
1872 NA NA 81,386 -0.79%
1881 NA NA 99,565 22.34%
1891 NA NA 119,390 19.91%
1901 65,822 (55.53%) 52,717 (44.47%) 118,539 -0.71%
1911 66,542 (57.05%) 50,089 (42.95%) 116,631 -1.6%
1921 71,816 (58.57%) 50,793 (41.43%) 122,609 5.12%
1931 80,073 (58.57%) 56,636 (41.43%) 136,709 11.49%
1941 98,829 (58.38%) 70,461 (41.62%) 169,290 23.83%
1951 133,094 (57.08%) 100,089 (42.92%) 233,183 37.74%
1961 157,572 (55.48%) 126,425 (44.52%) 283,997 21.79%
  1. ^ Includes municipality and cantonment populations
Meerut Urban Agglomeration (Meerut UA) Population Statistics[a]
Year Male Female Total Growth rate Sex ratio[b]
2001[141] 621,481 (53.50%) 540,235 (46.50%) 1,161,716 NA NA
2011[5][134][c] 752,893 (52.99%) 668,009 (47.01%) 1,420,902 22.31% 887
  1. ^ For Meerut Urban Agglomeration, includes municipality and cantonment populations and 4 census towns of Sindhawali, Amehra Adipur, Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral and Mohiuddinpur.
  2. ^ In females per 1000 males
  3. ^ Provisional Data was revised and finalized when govt. updated 2011 census data on 20 May 2013.
Literacy Rate (Percentage)
Year Male Female Total
2001[142] 65.22 53.17 59.62
2011[134][5] 83.74 (+18.52) 72.19 (+19.02) 78.29 (+18.67)
Crime Rate in Meerut (Total cognisable crimes under IPC per lakh population)
Year Rate in Meerut Rate in UP Rate in India
2011[143] 305.5 97.8 192.2
2012[144] 309.1 96.4 196.7
2013[145] 368.5 108.4 215.5
2014[146][147] 430.9 113.2 229.2
2015[148][149] 408.6 112.1 234.2

Culture edit

 
Mustafa Castle was built in 1900

Most traditional Indian festivals, including Holi, Dussehra, Diwali, Eid among others are celebrated with fervor in the city. Notably, a fair by the name of Nauchandi Fair is held two weeks after Holi every year.[150] The fair, which started in 1672,[151] continues for about 15 days and is attended by lakhs of people. It includes events such as poetry recitations in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi etc.[152] Khariboli is the local dialect with official business conducted in either Hindi-Urdu or English.

Meerut is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Meerut Diocese, which covers the districts of Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Dehradun, Haridwar, Moradabad, Rampur, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Dhampur Tehsil of Bijnor district.[153]

Nauchandi Mela (Fair) edit

Main article: Nauchandi Mela
 
One of the entrance gates of Nauchandi mela ground at Meerut.

The Nauchandi Mela is an annual fair held at Nauchandi Ground in Meerut.[154][155] The fair stretches for about a month and is organized by the Municipal Corporation of Meerut. It generally starts from the second Sunday after Holi.[154] The main exhibits are the artistic and religious rituals followed in rustic Uttar Pradesh. The fair witness more than 50,000 visitors every year. The Indian Railways' Nauchandi Express train is named after this fair.

The fair has a prominent history dating back several hundreds of years. It started in the year 1672 AD as a one-day cattle trading fair. The fair has been held every year, excluding 1858, the year after 1857 revolt, which started from Meerut.[156]

Since then cattle trading has been replaced by a number of other activities. The fair feature shops for Lucknow's Chikan work, Moradabad's brassware, Varanasi's carpets, rugs and silk sarees, Agra's footwear, Meerut's leather items, etc. Meerut's own products like sports goods, scissors, gajaks,[what language is this?] nan-khatai[what language is this?] are also sold.[155] Giant rides, wheels, circus and various other recreational arenas where artists perform stunts, remains a big attraction of the fair.[157]

Film and television edit

Meerut is home to a film industry, which has a following in Western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The films are usually folklore stories or comedies or localised versions of Bollywood hits.[158] The films which have been shot here include Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Zero, and Rajma Chawal.

Notable people from Meerut in the film and television industry include Bharat Bhushan, Aziz Mian, Mandakini,[159] Achint Kaur,[160][161] Kailash Kher,[162] Chitrangada Singh,[161][163] Vishal Bhardwaj,[161] Deepti Bhatnagar[161][163][164] and Pravesh Rana.[165]

Education edit

Main article: List of educational institutions in Meerut district
 
Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Meerut is an education hub of Western Uttar Pradesh with near about four or five universities, approximately 50 engineering colleges, 23 management colleges, seven pharmacy colleges, four colleges offering hotel management, one college offering fashion design, over 150 academic colleges and over 50 schools. The city is home to Chaudhary Charan Singh University (formerly Meerut University), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology and IIMT University. The city has one government-run engineering college, Sir Chhotu Ram Institute of Engineering and Technology, a constituent college of Chaudhary Charan Singh University. There are schools affiliated to recognized boards such as ICSE, CBSE, IB and the state board. One such school is the St. John's Sr. Sec School (established by Begum Samru) which is over 130 years old, also the first IB school in Uttar Pradesh was Vidya Global school.

Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology is the only Deemed-to-be University in Meerut district. It was notified in 2006 by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956.

Shri Venkateshwara University recognized by UGC, is located in Amroha near Meerut.

IIMT Engineering College which is now called IIMT University is the oldest engineering institute of Meerut district. It was established in 1997.

Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) is a public and state university that has many degree colleges affiliated with it. They fall into two divisions: Saharanpur and Meerut with nine districts including Saharanpur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bagpat, Hapur, Bulandshahr and Ghaziabad administered by Vice-Chancellor and Registrar (PCS officer). The Indian Film and Television Institute is located at the western bypass of the city. The city has three medical colleges: Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Subharti Medical College and Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College & Hospital.

Notable Schools edit

Media edit

Meerut is becoming a media centre, as journalists from all over Uttar Pradesh and other Indian states are working in Meerut. Radio stations shared with Delhi are Radio City 91.1 MHz, Big FM 92.7 MHz, Red FM 93.5 MHz, Radio One 94.3 MHz, Hit 95 (95 MHz), Radio Mirchi 98.3 MHz, AIR FM Rainbow 102.6 MHz, Meow FM 104.8 MHz, AIR FM Gold 106.4 MHz. Radio IIMT (90.4 MHz)[166] is the only radio station located in the city. The Hindi-language daily newspapers Hindustan (newspaper), Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Jagran,[167] Amar Ujala, Dainik Janwani, The Hindu, Rashtrasewa, Dainik Jagran iNext are published from the city. The English daily Times of India, Meerut edition[168] and the English language supplement HT City, Meerut with Hindustan Times is also published there. Moneymakers, an English daily is also published there. Asian Express, Hindi newspaper and news magazine Citizen of the World are also published there.

Sports Industries edit

Meerut is one of the prominent centre in the country besides Jalandhar for the manufacture of sports goods.[169] There are numerous sports companies in the city especially for cricket namely SS, SF, SG, RM Sports,[170] BDM, GEM etc. Players like MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Virat Kohli, Kumar Sangakkara and many others have used bats made in Meerut.[171] 40,000-capacity Kailash Prakash Stadium is located in Meerut.

Tourist destinations edit

 
Ashtapad Jain temple, Hastinapur NCR
 
Augarnath Temple at 2nd Navratri night
 
Statue of Mangal Pandey at Martyr's Memorial

Tourist destinations in and around Meerut include:

  • Digamber Jain Bada Mandir Hastinapur – Located on the banks of the old ravine of Ganges, Hastinapur NCR is considered one of the holiest places on earth by Jains. It is believed to be the birthplace of three Jain Tirthankaras. There are many ancient Jain temples in Hastinapur NCR. Shri Digamber Jain Mandir, Jambudweep, Kailash Parvat Rachna, Shwetambar Jain Temple are the main and famous temples in Hastinapur NCR. Apart from Jain temples, Pandeshwar temple, Historical Gurdwara and Hastinapur Sanctuary are worth being seen.[172]
  • Government Freedom Struggle Museum and Shaheed Smarak - Government Freedom Struggle Museum, Meerut was established in 1997. It is located in the Shaheed Smarak compound on Delhi Road, about 6 km north-east from the city railway station and at a distance of about 200 meters from the Delhi Bus Station. Visitors can stay in various guesthouses, private lodges and hotels. The museum's main aim is the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of cultural property and to make it available for educational activities as well as for creation of awareness about our glorious past. Some postal stamps, pictures, post cards, memorial coins related to the events of 1857 and latter coins are also in the collection of the museum. The museum is in the developing stages and efforts are being made to collect more specimens. The museum organises educational programs such as lectures, seminars and competitions related to history, culture, philosophy, the freedom struggle and religion. It also aims at coordinating with other cultural and educational organizations for disseminating Indian culture and particularly the events related to the long drawn freedom struggle of India.[173]
  • Shahi Jama Masjid – The Jama Masjid was built by Hasan Mahdi, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi's Wazir (=Chief Minister) in 1019 AD (older than the Qutb Minar).[18][174] It is considered the first Masjid in North India.[175] Although it was restored by Humayun,[18][174] it is one of the oldest mosques in India. Some believe that the first North Indian Mosque is Quwwat/Qubbat ul Islam in Delhi and then Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer.
  • St. John's Church – This church was established by Chaplain the Reverend Henry Fisher on behalf of the East India Company in 1819 in the cantonment area and was completed in 1822.[18][151] It is considered one of the oldest churches in North India. The Church was dedicated to the people by Bishop Wilson. It has a seating capacity of 10,000 people.[18] During the war of 1857, this church was the scene of heavy fighting between Indians and the British forces.[176]
  • Augarnath Temple – This temple (also known as Kalipaltan Mandir locally) is located at the site where the soldiers of the war of 1857 planned their operations. The temple also houses a memorial built to honour the martyrs of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The old temple has been replaced by a modern version.[177]
  • Mansabiya Karbala – Mansabiya's Mosque and Karbala was built by Nawab Mansab Ali Khan in 1882.[44]
  • Martyr's Memorial (Shaheed Smarak): The memorial is a 30 metres (98 feet) high pillar of marble situated at Bhainsali. Functions are organised at the memorial around the national holidays of India.[20] The memorial complex also houses the Government Freedom Struggle Museum which is dedicated to the first war of Indian independence.[178]
 
An entrance to Gandhi Bagh
  • Shahpeer's Mausoleum (Shahpeer ki Dargah) – This is a Mughal mausoleum erected by the empress Nur Jahan in 1628 in honour of a local Muslim Hazrat Shahpeer.[174][179] It is a red stone structure that was partly built and is incomplete till date.[179] The tomb is adorned by intricate Nakkashi (stone painting). There is no roof on the main tomb. It is said[who?] that Shahpeer was the teacher of Mughal Emperor Jehangir. The tomb is listed by the Archaeological Survey of India as a national heritage monument.[178][180]
  • Parikshitgarh Fort – The place is associated with and derives its name from King Parikshit of Hastinapur NCR (the grandson of Arjuna). The fort was built by Parikshit and restored by Gurjar Raja Nain Singh in the eighteenth century.[14][18]
  • Dargah of Baley Miyan (Bale Miyan ki Dargah) – This dargah was built by Qutb-ud-din Aybak in 1194 in the memory of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud (known locally as Baley Miyan).[18][181] An urs is organised annually at the Dargah during the Nauchandi fair.[18] It is adjacent to the Chandi Devi Mandir, which signifies the Hindu-Muslim unity.

Other places of interest include Mansa Devi Temple, Baleni, Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana and the Chandi Devi Temple which was built by Holkar queen Devi Ahiliyabai Holkar.[18][20]

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Further reading edit

  • Service and Adventure with the Khakee Ressalah; Or, Meerut Volunteer Horse, During the Mutinies of 1857–58, by Robert Henry Wallace Dunlop, Pub. R. Bentley, 1858.
  • The Chaplain's Narrative of the Siege of Delhi: From the Outbreak at Meerut to the Capture of Delhi, by John Edward Wharton Rotton. Pub. Smith, Elder, 1858.
  • Nevill, Henry Riven (1904). Meerut: A District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Vol. 4. Government Press.
  • The Mutiny Outbreak at Meerut in 1857, by Julian Arthur Beaufort Palmer. Cambridge University Press, 1966. ISBN 0-521-05901-1.
  • Mutiny in Meerut, by Vivian Stuart. Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-85628-210-3.
  • Flashman in the Great Game, by George MacDonald Fraser, 1975.

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This article is about the city in Uttar Pradesh India For its administrative district see Meerut district Meerut pronunciation IAST Meraṭh is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh The city lies 80 km 50 mi northeast of the national capital New Delhi within the National Capital Region and 480 km 300 mi west of the state capital Lucknow 8 Meerut MerathMetropolis 1 Clockwise from Top Martyr Memorial Meerut Clock Tower Mustafa Castle Basilica of Our Lady of GracesMeerutShow map of Uttar PradeshMeerutShow map of IndiaCoordinates 28 59 N 77 43 E 28 98 N 77 71 E 28 98 77 71Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDivisionMeerutDistrictMeerutGovernment BodyMeerut Municipal Corporation MayorHarikant Ahluwalia 2 BJP Lok Sabha MPRajendra Agrawal BJP Divisional CommissionerSelva Kumari J IAS IG RangePraveen Kumar IPSArea 3 Metropolis 1 450 km2 170 sq mi Elevation247 m 810 ft Population 2016 3 4 Metropolis 1 1 571 434 Density3 500 km2 9 000 sq mi Metro 3 5 1 871 434Language OfficialHindi 6 Additional officialUrdu 6 Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN250 0xxTelephone code91 121 XXXX XXXVehicle registrationUP 15Websitemeerut wbr nic wbr in 7 As of 2011 update Meerut is the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 26th most populous city in India 9 10 The city is one of the largest producers of sports goods the largest producer of musical instruments in India and one of Asia s biggest gold markets The city is also an education hub in western Uttar Pradesh and is also known as the Sports City Of India The city is famous for being the starting point of the 1857 rebellion against Company rule in India The city is also the proposed capital of Harit Pradesh a new separate state It has the 2nd highest per capita income in the state after Gautam Budh Nagar Noida 11 India s first Regional Rapid Transit System Delhi Meerut RRTS currently being constructed in Meerut Which will be an inter city high speed metro corridor 12 It is also known as the expressway capital of Uttar Pradesh having 3 different expressways 13 Contents 1 Origin of the name 2 History 2 1 Ancient era 2 2 Muslim conquests 2 3 Colonial era 2 4 Post independence era 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 4 Administration 4 1 General Administration 4 2 Police Administration 4 3 Infrastructure and Civic Administration 4 4 Central Government Offices 4 5 District management 5 Demand for High Court Bench in Meerut 6 Meerut Cantonment 7 Economy 7 1 Development 7 2 Industry 8 Transport 8 1 Road 8 2 Railways 8 2 1 Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor 8 2 2 Metro project 8 2 3 Regional Rapid Transit System RRTS 8 3 Air 8 4 Expressways 9 Demographics 10 Culture 10 1 Nauchandi Mela Fair 10 2 Film and television 11 Education 11 1 Notable Schools 12 Media 13 Sports Industries 14 Tourist destinations 15 Notable people 15 1 Indian Rebellion of 1857 15 2 Films and music 15 3 Kings and monarchs 15 4 Politics 15 5 Sports 15 6 Scholars 16 See also 17 References 17 1 Sources 18 Further reading 19 External linksOrigin of the name editThe city may have derived its name from Mayarashtra Sanskrit मयर ष ट र the capital of the kingdom of Mayasura Mandodari s father and Ravana s father in law This name may have mutated to Mairashtra Mai dant ka khera Mairaath and eventually Meerut 14 15 According to another version Maya sura being a distinguished architect received from King Yudhishthira the land on which the city of Meerut now stands and he called this place Maharashtra a name which in the course of time became shortened to Meerut Tradition also has it that the city formed a part of the dominions of Mahipala the king of Indraprastha and the word Meerut is associated with his name 16 The meaning of मय is alcohol It is a production centre of alcohol with factories sugar Mills producing alcohol hence the name मय is added from a alcohol production city Mawana Sugar Distillary Maykhana is also a word which means Bar in Hindi All alcohol was sent to capital Delhi and exported all over India In India cities are named on their popular produce Hence Meerut as a production house of alcohol मय is called Meerut citation needed History editAncient era edit In Ramayana It was known as Maydant Ka Kheda the capital of May Danav It was hometown of Mandodari wife of Ravana 17 After the archaeological excavations at Vidura ka tila a collection of several mounds named after Vidura in 1950 52 a site 37 km 23 miles north east of Meerut it was concluded to be remains of the ancient city of Hastinapur the capital of Kauravas and Pandavas of Mahabharata which was washed away by Ganges floods 18 19 20 nbsp Fragment of the 6th Ashoka Pillar in sandstone with inscription of Edicts of Ashoka in Brahmi originally from Meerut now on display in the British Museum 21 Meerut also contained a Harappan settlement known as Alamgirpur It was also the easternmost settlement of the Indus Valley civilisation Meerut had been a centre of Buddhism in the period of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka r 273 BC to 232 BC and remains of Buddhist structures were found near the Jama Masjid in the present day city 22 The Ashoka Pillar at Delhi ridge next to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital near Delhi University was carried to Delhi from Meerut by Firuz Shah Tughluq r 1351 1388 19 23 24 it was later damaged in a 1713 explosion and restored in 1867 25 Muslim conquests edit In the eleventh century AD the region to the south west of the city was ruled by Har Dat the Dor Raja of Bulandshahr who built a fort which was long known for its strength and finds mention in Ain i Akbari 26 He was later defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1018 surrendering along with his forces to Mahmud 27 The prominent local landmark known as the Jama Masjid dates from this period and is said to have been built by Mahmud s vizir Shortly after its capture the city was regained by the local Hindu Raja and part of his fortifications built for the city s defence survived until recent times 28 Muhammad of Ghor s mamluk general Qutb ud din Aybak who went on to establish the Delhi Sultanate in 1206 attacked and captured Meerut in 1193 29 Timur in 1399 attacked and sacked Meerut It was held by Ilyas Afghan and his son Maula Muhammad Thaneswari who was assisted by non Muslims led by Safi Timur tried to negotiate a surrender to which the inhabitants of the fort replied by stating that Tarmashirin had tried to capture it in the past but failed Incensed he set forth with 10 000 cavalry The forces scaled the walls and Safi was killed in the battle The inhabitants were killed and their wives and children enslaved The fortifications and houses were razed to the ground with prisoners ordered to be flayed alive 30 31 The city then came under the rule of the Mughal Empire and saw a period of relative tranquility 32 During the rule of Mughal Emperor Akbar r 1556 1605 there was a mint for copper coins here 22 Also occurring during the reign of Akbar Meerut was listed in the Ain i Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar producing a revenue of 4 391 996 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 300 infantry and 100 cavalry 33 nbsp Main entrance to Kot Fort Abdullapur built in the early 16th centuryMajor part of the Meerut was in the control of Sayyid Jagirdars of Abdullapur Meerut from 16th to late 18th century Sayyed Mir Abdulla Naqvi Al Bukhari built Kot Fort in Abdullapur in 16th century this place was his main residence 34 35 36 The descendants of Syed Sadarudin Shah Kabir Naqvi Al Kannauji Bukhari still present in this town Sadarudin was a chief advisor of Sikandar Lodi and the father of great saint Shah Jewna 37 38 39 40 Famous Pakistani writer Syed Qudrat Naqvi Al Bukhari was born in Meerut 41 42 43 Nawab Mansab Ali Khan was one of the most influential personality of this city he built famous Karbala and Masjid known as Mansabiya in 1882 44 45 The city saw Sikh and Maratha invasions in the 18th century with interruptions by Jats and Rohillas Walter Reinhardt an English soldier established himself at Sardhana and some parts of the district came under his rule Upon his death they came into the hands of Begum Samru During this time the southern part of the district had remained under Marathas rule 46 Colonial era edit In 1803 with the fall of Delhi Daulat Rao Scindia of the Marathas ceded the territory to the British East India Company EIC The cantonment of Meerut was set up in 1806 with particular key interests including its closeness to Delhi and its area inside the rich Ganges Yamuna doab The city was made headquarters of the eponymous district in 1818 32 47 48 nbsp 1857 Mutineers MosqueMeerut is famously associated with the 1857 rebellion against Company rule in India 49 The famous slogan Dilli Chalo Let s march to Delhi was first spoken in the city and the Meerut cantonment was the place where the rebellion started citation needed The revolt which catapulted Meerut into international prominence started in March 1857 at Barrackpore Bengal Indian sepoy Mangal Pandey shot at two of his commanding officers missed made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide and was executed By April the fire of Pandey s Uprising scorched north India and reached Meerut the second largest East India Company garrison Here Europeans and native sepoys were evenly balanced with a little more than 2 000 on each side The European cantonment was separated from the Indian one Close by were Sadar Bazar and Lal Kurti Bazar the latter named after the red uniforms worn by the Presidency armies On 24 April 1857 Meerut s commander Colonel Carmichael Smyth paraded 90 Indian sepoys of the Bengal Cavalry most of whom had come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar He ordered them to fire the new Enfield cartridges 85 refused The cartridges were covered with paper that had to be torn off Muslim soldiers believed the paper was greased with pig fat and Hindus with cow fat 50 All 85 soldiers were stripped of their uniforms court martialed they were all sentenced to a decade in prison The prisoners who were upper class members of a cavalry regiment were shocked at the harsh sentences handed down to them On 10 May 1857 Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar opened the gates of the prison These soldiers along with the other imprisoned soldiers escaped prison and declared themselves free mutinied attacked and killed several Company officials in the city in order to bring it under their control This marked the beginning of a widespread revolt across northern India as these soldiers marched towards Delhi 10 May is still celebrated as a local holiday in Meerut 51 nbsp The United Provinces in 1903Meerut was also the venue of the Meerut Conspiracy Case in March 1929 in which several trade unionists including three Englishmen were arrested by the colonial authorities for organising a railway strike action The case quickly became the subject of attention in England inspiring a 1932 play titled Meerut Prisoners by left wing Manchester street theatre group the Red Megaphones which highlighted the detrimental effects of capitalism and industrialisation 52 Electricity was first introduced to Meerut in 1931 47 In the 1940s during the height of the Indian independence movement cinema goers in Meerut had an unofficial policy of refusing to stand up when God Save the Queen played before the film was shown citation needed The last session of the Indian National Congress INC prior to the independence of India in 1947 was held at Victoria Park in Meerut on 26 November 1946 It was in this session that the Constitution making committee was constituted 53 Post independence era edit The city and district also suffered from communal Hindu Sikh riots in 1984 54 and Hindu Muslim riots in 1982 55 and in 1987 during which the Hashimpura massacre took place in May 1987 when personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary PAC shot dead 42 Muslims the trial of the case is still pending 56 57 In 2006 a fire at a consumer electronics Brand India fair in Victoria Park Stadium killed at least 100 people with authorities already confirming 45 fatalities although a specific figure on a toll was difficult to put and was predicted to be much higher 58 Geography editFor description of the geography of the district see Meerut district Geography Meerut is the largest city in NCR after Delhi also known as sports city of India citation needed Meerut lies between the plains of the Ganges and those of the Yamuna In area Meerut district covers 2 522 km2 974 sq mi which is larger than Delhi Delhi covers an area of 1 484 km2 573 sq mi Climate edit Main article Climate of Uttar Pradesh Meerut has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate characterised by hot summers and cooler winters Summers last from early April to late June during and are extremely hot with temperatures reaching 49 C 120 F 59 The monsoon arrives in late June and continues till the middle of September Temperatures drop slightly with plenty of cloud cover but with higher humidity Temperatures rise again in October and the city then has a mild dry winter season from November to the middle of March 59 The lowest temperature ever recorded is 0 4 C 31 3 F recorded on Sunday 6 January 2013 60 Rainfall is about 845 millimetres 33 in per annum which is suitable for growing crops Most of the rainfall is received during the monsoon Humidity varies from 30 to 100 59 Climate data for Meerut 1971 2000 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 29 3 84 7 32 2 90 0 39 5 103 1 43 5 110 3 45 8 114 4 46 1 115 0 46 0 114 8 40 0 104 0 39 0 102 2 38 0 100 4 34 5 94 1 30 0 86 0 46 1 115 0 Mean daily maximum C F 21 9 71 4 23 1 73 6 28 7 83 7 36 3 97 3 39 1 102 4 37 6 99 7 33 6 92 5 32 6 90 7 33 7 92 7 32 8 91 0 28 6 83 5 23 5 74 3 31 1 88 0 Mean daily minimum C F 7 2 45 0 9 1 48 4 13 8 56 8 19 9 67 8 24 3 75 7 26 0 78 8 25 9 78 6 25 5 77 9 23 6 74 5 18 2 64 8 12 4 54 3 8 0 46 4 17 7 63 9 Record low C F 0 4 31 3 0 1 32 2 5 4 41 7 8 3 46 9 15 4 59 7 17 7 63 9 16 5 61 7 19 0 66 2 15 7 60 3 7 2 45 0 1 8 35 2 0 2 32 4 0 4 31 3 Average precipitation mm inches 19 7 0 78 24 9 0 98 24 4 0 96 12 8 0 50 19 1 0 75 71 2 2 80 269 0 10 59 264 7 10 42 95 4 3 76 25 9 1 02 4 3 0 17 13 4 0 53 845 0 33 27 Average rainy days 1 5 1 7 1 7 0 9 1 6 3 9 10 2 9 4 4 2 1 6 0 4 0 9 38 0Average relative humidity 88 83 75 54 58 68 81 84 83 78 79 86 76Source India Meteorological Department record high and low up to 2012 61 62 63 64 Administration editGeneral Administration edit Meerut division which consists of six districts and is headed by the Divisional Commissioner of Meerut who is an IAS officer of high seniority the Commissioner is the head of local government institutions including Municipal Corporations in the division is in charge of infrastructural development in his division 65 66 67 68 69 The District Magistrate of Meerut reports to the Divisional Commissioner The current Commissioner is Surendra Singh 70 71 Meerut district administration is headed by the District Magistrate of Meerut who is an IAS officer The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversees the elections held in the city 65 72 73 74 75 The district is subdivided into three tehsils namely Meerut Mawana and Sardhana each headed by a Sub Divisional Magistrate The tehsils are further divided into 12 blocks 76 The current District Magistrate of Meerut is Depak Meena 77 Police Administration edit Meerut district comes under Meerut police zone and Meerut police range of Uttar Pradesh Police Meerut zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police ADG whereas Meerut range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police IG The Current ADG Meerut Zone is Rajeev Sabharwal 78 whereas the current IG Meerut Range is Praveen Kumar 79 District Police of Meerut is headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police SSP who is an IPS officer He is assisted by four Superintendents of Police SP Additional Superintendent of Police Addl SP City Rural Area Traffic and Crime The Meerut district is divided into numerous police circles each headed by a Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police SP Traffic and SP Crime are assisted by one Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police each 80 The current SSP is Rohit Singh Sajwan 80 Infrastructure and Civic Administration edit The development of infrastructure in the city is overseen by the Meerut Development Authority MDA which comes under the Housing Department of Uttar Pradesh government The Divisional Commissioner of Meerut acts as the ex officio Chairman of MDA whereas a vice chairman a government appointed IAS officer looks after the daily matters of the authority The current vice chairman of Meerut Development Authority is Sita Ram Yadav 81 The city is administered by Meerut Municipal Corporation which is responsible for performing civic administrative functions administered by the Municipal Commissioner PCS Officer whereas the Mayor is the ceremonial head of the corporation The current Municipal Commissioner of Meerut Municipal Corporation is Manoj Kumar Chauhan Central Government Offices edit The office of the Chief Commissioner Customs amp Central Excise Meerut Zone has jurisdiction over 13 districts of Uttrakhand and 14 districts of Uttar Pradesh This jurisdiction was carved out of the Lucknow Zone It comprises the erstwhile Customs amp Central Excise Commissionerates of Meerut amp Noida The Meerut Commissionerate was bifurcated into two Commissionerates namely Meerut I and Ghaziabad and the Noida Commissionerate was bifurcated into Noida and Meerut II In addition jurisdiction of Central Excise Division Bareilly was included in the jurisdiction of Meerut II Commissionerate 82 CGHS department of Meerut provides comprehensive health care facilities for the central govt employees and pensioners and their dependents residing in this city District management edit The Janikhurd Block is established on 1 October 1962 The Rohta block is established on 1 October 1959 The Daurala block is established on 1 October 1962 The Rajpura block is established on 1 October 1959 The Kharkhoda block is established on 1 October 1959 The Mawana block is established on 1 April 1957 The Meerut block is established on 1 April 1957 The Hastinapur block is established on 1 April 1963 The Sardhana block is established on 26 January 1955 The Saroorpur khurd block is established on 1 April 1959 The Machchhara block is established on 1 October 1961 The Parikshitgarh block is established on 1 April 1958 Demand for High Court Bench in Meerut editAlmost 54 of all cases reaching the High Court originate from the 22 districts of Western UP Still western Uttar Pradesh does not have a High Court People have to travel 700 km away to Allahabad for hearings Infact 6 high courts Shimla Delhi Jaipur Chandigarh Nainital Jammu from other states are closer than Allahabad from western Uttar Pradesh 83 Western Uttar Pradesh has been advocating to have a high court bench in Meerut so that western Uttar Pradesh can get justice This important also as west UP accounts for 51 71 of state GDP 84 The Bench in the western part of the state was first proposed by the government in 1955 Meerut Cantonment edit nbsp Mall Road in Meerut CantonmentMeerut Cantonment was established by the British East India Company in 1803 after the Battle of Laswari It is the one of the largest cantonment of India both in land area 3 568 06 hectares 35 68 km2 and population of 93684 civil military people as per 2011 census 85 The Revolt of 1857 started from Kali Paltan in Meerut Cantonment and Indian soldiers stationed here actively participated in the rebellion 8 86 The cantonment surrounds the old city from 3 sides from Pallavpuram to Sainik Vihar to Ganga Nagar 87 It is well connected with the rest of country by roads as well as by rail The Delhi Niti Paas Road State Highway No 45 passes through Meerut Cantonment 86 Meerut cantonment was the divisional headquarters of the 7th Meerut Division of the British Indian Army from 1829 to 1920 Economy editDevelopment edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2023 nbsp nbsp Atop an under construction overpassMeerut is the 63rd fastest growing urban area in the world 88 It is the 14th fastest developing city in India A June 2011 report by US financial services firm Morgan Stanley gave Meerut the 5th spot on the vibrancy index ahead of Delhi and Mumbai 89 Meerut ranked second on both the financial penetration index which measures things like the presence of ATMs and bank branches and on the consumption index indicating the city s transformation into an urban town While the city ranked in the bottom 10 in job creations the report suggests that overall there are plenty of signs of potential for urbanisation including future employment opportunities 90 The infrastructure segment of Meerut is currently going through a boom phase with many new projects like Expressways Metro Freight corridors coming up in and around the city 91 92 The Upper Ganga Canal Expressway development has also been completed On the India City Competitiveness Index the city ranked 45th in 2010 37th in 2011and 39th in 2012 93 94 95 Meerut is one of the biggest industrial centers in India It has largest sports and goods manufacturing in India It is one of the largest gold markets in Asia Scissors metals and musical instruments manufacturing is also a big market It is India s largest refined sugar producer 96 Meerut is upcoming Logistic Hub in western Uttar Pradesh due to projects like Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and expressway projects like Delhi Meerut Expressway Ganga Expressway Delhi Meerut RRTS Industry edit nbsp The cover of the book Sangeet Puranmal Ka lit The Music of Puranmal by Ramlal The book was published in 1879 from the city Meerut is one of the important industrial towns of western Uttar Pradesh with several traditional and modern industries 59 It is traditionally known for handloom works and scissors industry 97 Meerut was one of the first cities in northern India where publishing was set up during the 19th century It was a major center of commercial publishing during the 1860s and 1870s 98 Meerut is a rich agricultural area being in the proximity of Delhi it is ideal for industry As of 2011 it is home to 520 micro small and medium scale industries 99 As of August 2006 update Meerut has about 23 471 industrial units including 15 510 small scale units and 7 922 cottage industries 100 Sanspareils Greenlands SG and BDM one of India s biggest sports goods manufacturers are based out of MeerutExisting industries in the city include tyres textile transformer sugar distillery chemical engineering paper publishing and sports goods manufacture 97 101 99 Prospective industries include IT and ITES Logistics 102 Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation UPSIDC has two industrial estates in the city namely Partapur and Udyog Puram 103 104 Transport editRoad edit nbsp Delhi Meerut Expressway nbsp Delhi Meerut ExpresswayMeerut is well connected by road to major cities like Delhi Noida Faridabad Ghaziabad Haridwar Bulandshahr etc A large number of people commute to Delhi Noida Greater Noida Ghaziabad and Gurugram every day for work Three national highways NH 58 NH 119 amp NH 235 and two Expressways pass through Meerut The Delhi Meerut Expressway a 90 km long controlled access expressway connects Meerut with Delhi via Dasna in Ghaziabad district Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the expressway on 31 December 2015 and the expressway was completed and opened for public on 1 April 2021 also an under construction Ganga Expressway 105 There are 2 main bus terminals namely Bhainsali bus terminal and Sohrab Gate bus terminal from where Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation UPSRTC buses ply to cities all over the state and all nearby cities A JNNURM scheme was put in place 106 Low Floor City Buses under JNNURM citation needed Normal City Buses auto rickshaws and rickshaws are convenient public transport options to commute within the city 107 Many new transport infrastructure projects like the inner ring road outer ring road and construction of new flyovers are proposed and being made as well 108 109 The under construction Ganga Expressway will start from Meerut till Allahabad and in the future it will be extended from Meerut to Haridwar Other expressways which will pass nearby Meerut are the Upper Ganga Canal Expressway Delhi Saharanpur Dehradun Expressway and Gorakhpur Shamli Expressway Railways edit Meerut lies on the Delhi Meerut Saharanpur line 110 and has five railway stations Meerut City Meerut Cantt Partapur Mohiuddinpur and Pabli Khas Meerut City railway station is the busiest The railway line between Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864 47 and the Meerut Cantt station which serves as a secondary railway station was founded in 1865 About 20 000 passengers travel daily to Delhi and back citation needed Around 27 pairs of trains run between Meerut and Delhi and four between Meerut and Khurja Two trains are available for Lucknow daily namely Nauchandi Express and Rajya Rani Express A weekly train goes to Chennai and Kochuveli Daily trains connect Meerut to Mumbai Ahmedabad Jaipur Rajkot and many cities in other states citation needed Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor edit nbsp Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor or Eastern DFC is an broad gauge freight corridor in India The railway will run between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni near Kolkata in West Bengal via Meerut and Khurja in Uttar Pradesh Apart from this Delhi Meerut RRTS RapidX will also be used for inter city cargo movement Vinay Kumar Singh managing director NCRTC said During non peak hours the ridership would be low so we can use the time to move cargo including perishable goods 111 Uttar Pradesh government has allocated land for building a large logistic hub in Modipuram region of Uttar Pradesh 112 Metro project edit Main article Meerut Metro On 30 December 2014 the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the proposed metro rail project in Meerut to boost the urban mass transport infrastructure in the city The state government nominated RITES Limited and Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation UPMRC for preparing the respective detailed project report DPR and as a coordinator respectively The development authorities are nodal agencies for the DPR 113 The metro project got approval from the divisional commissioner It was decided in the meeting that the project would be along two corridors by dividing the project into two phases Phase I from Partapur to Pallavpuram and Phase II from Rajban Market to Gokalpur village The main stations on the first corridor in the first phase will be Partapur Panchwati Enclave Rithani Rithani West Shatabdi Nagar Devlok Madhavpuram Meerut Railway Station Road Lajpat Bazaar Begampul Gandhi Bagh Lekha Nagar Pallavpuram Dorli Ansal City and Pallavpuram While in the second phase the corridor in the Partapur Pallavpuram route will cover 20 km and will have a total number of 18 stations in between the 10 km long route from Rajban Market to Gokalpur village will have nine stations 114 Regional Rapid Transit System RRTS edit Main article Delhi Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System The NCR Transport Plan 2021 proposed a rail based mass transit system called the Regional Rapid Transit System RRTS between Delhi to Meerut with the Shahdara Ghaziabad section scheduled for construction during 2001 11 and the Ghaziabad Meerut section scheduled for 2011 21 115 In September 2010 the RRTS was reported to be proposed between Anand Vihar and Meerut with the project in its initial stages The cost was projected to be around 1 000 crore US 130 million with the expected time of the journey being 45 minutes 116 In November 2010 the train speed was proposed to be between 130 and 160 kmph with stations at Anand Vihar Sahibabad Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad Guldhar Duhai Moradnagar Modinagar Meerut South Shatabdi Nagar Meerut Centre Begumpul Meerut North Pallavpuram being the stops 117 On 14 December 2010 the NCR Planning Board Meerut Development Authority MDA and Meerut Municipal Corporation approved the project 118 In August 2011 it was reported that the project tender had been awarded to Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System DIMTS The proposed system was to have dedicated trains between Anand Vihar and Meerut with no stops in between and trains which will stop at stations will be constructed after a gap of 4 5 km The reported stations were Anand Vihar Vaishali Mohan Nagar Meerut Road Airtel Cut Morta Duhai Muradnagar Gang Nahar Modinagar Mohiuddinpur Meerut Bypass Cut and Pallavpuram with completion expected in 2017 The track between Anand Vihar to Dabur was proposed to be underground with the rest of the track overhead 119 On 11 July 2013 the Union Cabinet of India approved the formation of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited NCRTCL with a seed capital of 100 crore US 13 million The corporation will take up the construction of the 90 km long Delhi Ghaziabad Meerut corridor on a priority basis along with two other corridors with planned completion in 2016 120 It was reported that the Detailed Project Reports DPRs for the three corridors were under the process of finalisation 121 In December 2013 problems were reported in the proposed alignment of the Delhi Meerut corridor 122 In January 2014 it was reported that the proposed alignment had to be changed due to objections by NHAI and the feasibility report had to be prepared again The new proposed alignment increased the length from 90 km to 106 km 123 In March 2018 the project s construction was started after the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 124 As of 2023 the alignment is 82 km 51 mi long and the 17 km first stretch as the priority corridor from Sahibabad to Duhai is almost completed and will be opened by March 2023 while the next stretch till South Meerut will be completed by the first quarter of 2024 The entire corridor will be completed by March 2025 125 126 127 Air edit The nearest airport is Hindon Airport at Ghaziabad located 64 km 40 mi away while the major airport Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi is about 100 km 62 mi away The Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Airport is located at Partapur It was proposed by the state government that the airstrip be converted to an international airport to reduce pressure on Delhi airport 128 However plans to expand the Domestic airport were called off after protests against land acquisition started in other parts of the state 129 Following an accident in May 2012 the city administration barred private flights from using the airstrip 130 The city has long demanded airport But the government has stalled the project multiple times due to land acquisition reasons and project cost Even Ajit Singh the minister of civil aviation announced the project but still the project was not completed BJP MP Rajendra Agarwal met Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia minister promised that the Ministry of Civil Aviation will begin running the airport as soon as the Uttar Pradesh government satisfied the demand for land As of October 2023 the project is awaiting approval for land acquisition from Uttar Pradesh Government 131 Expressways edit Since Meerut has very favourable location for industries and is suitable for being a logistics hub It has many expressways like Delhi Meerut Expressway Ganga Expressway It also is in close proximity within 30 miles with other expressway like Delhi Mumbai Expressway Yamuna Expressway KMP Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway Demographics editSee also Meerut district Demographics Religions in Meerut City 2011 132 Religion PercentHinduism 61 15 Islam 36 05 Jainism 0 92 Sikhism 0 60 Christian 0 41 Others 0 96 Distribution of religions Includes Buddhists lt 0 09 According to the 2011 census the Meerut Urban Agglomeration Meerut UA has a population of around 1 42 million 5 comparable to kingdom of Bahrain or Trinidad and Tobago with the municipality contributing roughly 1 31 million of it 4 The Meerut Urban Agglomeration consists of area falling under Meerut Municipal Corporation Meerut Cantonment Board and 4 census towns of Sindhawali Amehra Adipur Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral and Mohiuddinpur 133 134 This makes Meerut the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 28th most populous city in India The sex ratio in Meerut UA is 887 lower than the state average of 908 while the child sex ratio is 845 lower than the state average of 899 12 99 of the population is under 6 years of age 134 The overall literacy rate is 76 28 higher than the state average of 69 72 5 135 In Meerut Municipal Corporation 83 78 of the population spoke Hindi and 15 25 Urdu as their first language 136 As of 2017 update Meerut ranks 328 based on population 189 based on population density 648 based on built up area among world s urban areas 137 According to the 2001 census the city ranked 2nd in terms of population in NCR 138 and 25th in India 139 Demographics of Meerut Metropolitan area Meerut UA Census 2011 updated 134 Metropolis City Town Village i Population Sex Ratio Literacy Rate ii Male Female Total Male Female TotalMeerut UA Meerut CB 53024 40288 93 312 760 87 99 79 48 84 33 Meerut M Corp 688118 617311 1 305 429 897 80 97 69 79 75 66 Mohiuddinpur CT 2811 2389 5 200 850 89 17 69 63 80 13 Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral CT 3314 2827 6 141 853 91 01 69 68 81 02 Amehra Adipur CT 2844 2641 5 485 929 85 68 68 05 77 14 Sindhawali CT 2782 2553 5 335 918 79 92 64 44 72 53 Meerut UA Total 752 893 668 009 1 420 902 887 81 57 70 36 76 28 M Corp Municipal Corporation NP Nagar panchayat NPP Nagar Palika Parishad CB Cantonment Board CT Census Town For Literacy rate population aged 7 and above only is considered in India Historical Population Statistics 26 47 140 a Year Male Female Total Growth1847 NA NA 29 0141853 NA NA 82 035 182 74 1872 NA NA 81 386 0 79 1881 NA NA 99 565 22 34 1891 NA NA 119 390 19 91 1901 65 822 55 53 52 717 44 47 118 539 0 71 1911 66 542 57 05 50 089 42 95 116 631 1 6 1921 71 816 58 57 50 793 41 43 122 609 5 12 1931 80 073 58 57 56 636 41 43 136 709 11 49 1941 98 829 58 38 70 461 41 62 169 290 23 83 1951 133 094 57 08 100 089 42 92 233 183 37 74 1961 157 572 55 48 126 425 44 52 283 997 21 79 Includes municipality and cantonment populationsMeerut Urban Agglomeration Meerut UA Population Statistics a Year Male Female Total Growth rate Sex ratio b 2001 141 621 481 53 50 540 235 46 50 1 161 716 NA NA2011 5 134 c 752 893 52 99 668 009 47 01 1 420 902 22 31 887 For Meerut Urban Agglomeration includes municipality and cantonment populations and 4 census towns of Sindhawali Amehra Adipur Aminagar Urf Bhurbaral and Mohiuddinpur In females per 1000 males Provisional Data was revised and finalized when govt updated 2011 census data on 20 May 2013 Literacy Rate Percentage Year Male Female Total2001 142 65 22 53 17 59 622011 134 5 83 74 18 52 72 19 19 02 78 29 18 67 Crime Rate in Meerut Total cognisable crimes under IPC per lakh population Year Rate in Meerut Rate in UP Rate in India2011 143 305 5 97 8 192 22012 144 309 1 96 4 196 72013 145 368 5 108 4 215 52014 146 147 430 9 113 2 229 22015 148 149 408 6 112 1 234 2Culture edit nbsp Mustafa Castle was built in 1900Most traditional Indian festivals including Holi Dussehra Diwali Eid among others are celebrated with fervor in the city Notably a fair by the name of Nauchandi Fair is held two weeks after Holi every year 150 The fair which started in 1672 151 continues for about 15 days and is attended by lakhs of people It includes events such as poetry recitations in Hindi Urdu Punjabi etc 152 Khariboli is the local dialect with official business conducted in either Hindi Urdu or English Meerut is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Meerut Diocese which covers the districts of Meerut Muzaffarnagar Saharanpur Dehradun Haridwar Moradabad Rampur Jyotiba Phule Nagar Ghaziabad Baghpat and Dhampur Tehsil of Bijnor district 153 Nauchandi Mela Fair edit Main article Nauchandi Mela nbsp One of the entrance gates of Nauchandi mela ground at Meerut The Nauchandi Mela is an annual fair held at Nauchandi Ground in Meerut 154 155 The fair stretches for about a month and is organized by the Municipal Corporation of Meerut It generally starts from the second Sunday after Holi 154 The main exhibits are the artistic and religious rituals followed in rustic Uttar Pradesh The fair witness more than 50 000 visitors every year The Indian Railways Nauchandi Express train is named after this fair The fair has a prominent history dating back several hundreds of years It started in the year 1672 AD as a one day cattle trading fair The fair has been held every year excluding 1858 the year after 1857 revolt which started from Meerut 156 Since then cattle trading has been replaced by a number of other activities The fair feature shops for Lucknow s Chikan work Moradabad s brassware Varanasi s carpets rugs and silk sarees Agra s footwear Meerut s leather items etc Meerut s own products like sports goods scissors gajaks what language is this nan khatai what language is this are also sold 155 Giant rides wheels circus and various other recreational arenas where artists perform stunts remains a big attraction of the fair 157 Film and television edit Meerut is home to a film industry which has a following in Western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana The films are usually folklore stories or comedies or localised versions of Bollywood hits 158 The films which have been shot here include Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Zero and Rajma Chawal Notable people from Meerut in the film and television industry include Bharat Bhushan Aziz Mian Mandakini 159 Achint Kaur 160 161 Kailash Kher 162 Chitrangada Singh 161 163 Vishal Bhardwaj 161 Deepti Bhatnagar 161 163 164 and Pravesh Rana 165 Education editMain article List of educational institutions in Meerut district nbsp Chaudhary Charan Singh UniversityMeerut is an education hub of Western Uttar Pradesh with near about four or five universities approximately 50 engineering colleges 23 management colleges seven pharmacy colleges four colleges offering hotel management one college offering fashion design over 150 academic colleges and over 50 schools The city is home to Chaudhary Charan Singh University formerly Meerut University Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Shobhit Institute of Engineering amp Technology and IIMT University The city has one government run engineering college Sir Chhotu Ram Institute of Engineering and Technology a constituent college of Chaudhary Charan Singh University There are schools affiliated to recognized boards such as ICSE CBSE IB and the state board One such school is the St John s Sr Sec School established by Begum Samru which is over 130 years old also the first IB school in Uttar Pradesh was Vidya Global school Shobhit Institute of Engineering amp Technology is the only Deemed to be University in Meerut district It was notified in 2006 by the Ministry of HRD Government of India u s 3 of UGC Act 1956 Shri Venkateshwara University recognized by UGC is located in Amroha near Meerut IIMT Engineering College which is now called IIMT University is the oldest engineering institute of Meerut district It was established in 1997 Chaudhary Charan Singh University CCSU is a public and state university that has many degree colleges affiliated with it They fall into two divisions Saharanpur and Meerut with nine districts including Saharanpur Meerut Muzaffarnagar Shamli Gautam Budh Nagar Bagpat Hapur Bulandshahr and Ghaziabad administered by Vice Chancellor and Registrar PCS officer The Indian Film and Television Institute is located at the western bypass of the city The city has three medical colleges Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College Subharti Medical College and Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College amp Hospital Notable Schools edit St Mary s Academy MeerutMedia editMeerut is becoming a media centre as journalists from all over Uttar Pradesh and other Indian states are working in Meerut Radio stations shared with Delhi are Radio City 91 1 MHz Big FM 92 7 MHz Red FM 93 5 MHz Radio One 94 3 MHz Hit 95 95 MHz Radio Mirchi 98 3 MHz AIR FM Rainbow 102 6 MHz Meow FM 104 8 MHz AIR FM Gold 106 4 MHz Radio IIMT 90 4 MHz 166 is the only radio station located in the city The Hindi language daily newspapers Hindustan newspaper Rajasthan Patrika Dainik Jagran 167 Amar Ujala Dainik Janwani The Hindu Rashtrasewa Dainik Jagran iNext are published from the city The English daily Times of India Meerut edition 168 and the English language supplement HT City Meerut with Hindustan Times is also published there Moneymakers an English daily is also published there Asian Express Hindi newspaper and news magazine Citizen of the World are also published there Sports Industries editMeerut is one of the prominent centre in the country besides Jalandhar for the manufacture of sports goods 169 There are numerous sports companies in the city especially for cricket namely SS SF SG RM Sports 170 BDM GEM etc Players like MS Dhoni Virender Sehwag Yuvraj Singh Kieron Pollard Virat Kohli Kumar Sangakkara and many others have used bats made in Meerut 171 40 000 capacity Kailash Prakash Stadium is located in Meerut Tourist destinations edit nbsp Ashtapad Jain temple Hastinapur NCR nbsp Augarnath Temple at 2nd Navratri night nbsp Statue of Mangal Pandey at Martyr s MemorialThis section may contain unverified or indiscriminate information in embedded lists Please help clean up the lists by removing items or incorporating them into the text of the article June 2021 Tourist destinations in and around Meerut include Digamber Jain Bada Mandir Hastinapur Located on the banks of the old ravine of Ganges Hastinapur NCR is considered one of the holiest places on earth by Jains It is believed to be the birthplace of three Jain Tirthankaras There are many ancient Jain temples in Hastinapur NCR Shri Digamber Jain Mandir Jambudweep Kailash Parvat Rachna Shwetambar Jain Temple are the main and famous temples in Hastinapur NCR Apart from Jain temples Pandeshwar temple Historical Gurdwara and Hastinapur Sanctuary are worth being seen 172 Government Freedom Struggle Museum and Shaheed Smarak Government Freedom Struggle Museum Meerut was established in 1997 It is located in the Shaheed Smarak compound on Delhi Road about 6 km north east from the city railway station and at a distance of about 200 meters from the Delhi Bus Station Visitors can stay in various guesthouses private lodges and hotels The museum s main aim is the collection preservation documentation and exhibition of cultural property and to make it available for educational activities as well as for creation of awareness about our glorious past Some postal stamps pictures post cards memorial coins related to the events of 1857 and latter coins are also in the collection of the museum The museum is in the developing stages and efforts are being made to collect more specimens The museum organises educational programs such as lectures seminars and competitions related to history culture philosophy the freedom struggle and religion It also aims at coordinating with other cultural and educational organizations for disseminating Indian culture and particularly the events related to the long drawn freedom struggle of India 173 Shahi Jama Masjid The Jama Masjid was built by Hasan Mahdi Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi s Wazir Chief Minister in 1019 AD older than the Qutb Minar 18 174 It is considered the first Masjid in North India 175 Although it was restored by Humayun 18 174 it is one of the oldest mosques in India Some believe that the first North Indian Mosque is Quwwat Qubbat ul Islam in Delhi and then Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer St John s Church This church was established by Chaplain the Reverend Henry Fisher on behalf of the East India Company in 1819 in the cantonment area and was completed in 1822 18 151 It is considered one of the oldest churches in North India The Church was dedicated to the people by Bishop Wilson It has a seating capacity of 10 000 people 18 During the war of 1857 this church was the scene of heavy fighting between Indians and the British forces 176 Augarnath Temple This temple also known as Kalipaltan Mandir locally is located at the site where the soldiers of the war of 1857 planned their operations The temple also houses a memorial built to honour the martyrs of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 The old temple has been replaced by a modern version 177 Mansabiya Karbala Mansabiya s Mosque and Karbala was built by Nawab Mansab Ali Khan in 1882 44 Martyr s Memorial Shaheed Smarak The memorial is a 30 metres 98 feet high pillar of marble situated at Bhainsali Functions are organised at the memorial around the national holidays of India 20 The memorial complex also houses the Government Freedom Struggle Museum which is dedicated to the first war of Indian independence 178 nbsp An entrance to Gandhi BaghShahpeer s Mausoleum Shahpeer ki Dargah This is a Mughal mausoleum erected by the empress Nur Jahan in 1628 in honour of a local Muslim Hazrat Shahpeer 174 179 It is a red stone structure that was partly built and is incomplete till date 179 The tomb is adorned by intricate Nakkashi stone painting There is no roof on the main tomb It is said who that Shahpeer was the teacher of Mughal Emperor Jehangir The tomb is listed by the Archaeological Survey of India as a national heritage monument 178 180 Parikshitgarh Fort The place is associated with and derives its name from King Parikshit of Hastinapur NCR the grandson of Arjuna The fort was built by Parikshit and restored by Gurjar Raja Nain Singh in the eighteenth century 14 18 Dargah of Baley Miyan Bale Miyan ki Dargah This dargah was built by Qutb ud din Aybak in 1194 in the memory of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud known locally as Baley Miyan 18 181 An urs is organised annually at the Dargah during the Nauchandi fair 18 It is adjacent to the Chandi Devi Mandir which signifies the Hindu Muslim unity Other places of interest include Mansa Devi Temple Baleni Basilica of Our Lady of Graces Sardhana and the Chandi Devi Temple which was built by Holkar queen Devi Ahiliyabai Holkar 18 20 Notable people editIndian Rebellion of 1857 edit Dhan Singh Gurjar 182 Kadam Singh leader of a group of Gurjars who fought against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 183 Films and music edit Deepti Bhatnagar 184 Bharat Bhushan Ayananka Bose Arun Govil Achint Kaur Kailash Kher Mitakshara Kumar Popular Meeruthi Chitrangada Singh Sanjeev TyagiKings and monarchs edit Nain Singh Nagar king of Meerut district in the 18th century citation needed Maharaja Surajmal meerut was under his kingdom during 17th century Politics edit Rajendra Agrawal Member of Parliament for Meerut 185 Mohammed Shahid Akhlaq Dr Laxmikant Bajpai Former State President BJP Uttar Pradesh Ravindra Kumar Bhadana politician 186 Hemlata Chaudhary politician 187 Lakhi Ram Nagar businessman and politician 188 Malook Nagar businessman and politician 189 Rubab Sayda Yashwant Singh Somendra Tomar Member of the Legislative Assembly for Meerut South Vijaypal Singh Tomar Seema Upadhyay Sports edit Vivek Agarwal cricketer Mohd Asab shooter Manu Attri badminton player Shapath Bharadwaj shooter Garima Chaudhary judoka Saurabh Chaudhary shooter 190 Dharampal Singh Gudha oldest Gurjar athlete 191 Praveen Gupta cricketer Romeo James field hockey player Paramjeet Kaur athlete Muzzaffaruddin Khalid cricketer Ashok Kumar field hockey player Bhuvneshwar Kumar cricketer Praveen Kumar cricketer Raman Lamba cricketer Shivam Mavi cricketer 192 Arvind Panwar cyclist Annu Rani athlete Sameer 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