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Meerut

Uttar Pradesh · India
City population
1,223,184
#36
in India
#4
in Uttar Pradesh
#429
worldwide
New DelhiMeerut
28.980, 77.706 · 62 km from New Delhi
City population
1,223,184
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#36
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#429
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Meerut

Surrounded by smaller cities within 25 km—Sardhana (49,857), Mawāna (76,973), and Modīnagar (475,843)—this city of 1,223,184 is the fourth largest in Uttar Pradesh. It lies 62 km from New Delhi, at an elevation of 228 m above sea level.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in India
#36of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Uttar Pradesh
#4of 331
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Uttar Pradesh
Rank in region
#4of 331
Distance to capital
62 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
228 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
28.980, 77.706
Record updated
2024-01-06
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 3,732 in India

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

16KMLāwar Khās20K people20KMSardhana50K people21KMModīnagar476K people22KMParīchhatgarh19K people25KMMawāna77K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Meerut1.22M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Meerut compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Meerut1.22M

Meerut Population FAQ

What is the population of Meerut?

Meerut has a city population of 1,223,184. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Meerut?

Meerut is in Uttar Pradesh, India, 62 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 28.980, 77.706.

How big is Meerut compared with other cities in India?

It is the 36th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.

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