Meerut District Religion Population 2011
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh has 34,43,689 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 21,83,255 people (63.40%).
Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh recorded a total population of 34,43,689 in Census 2011 across 3 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 21,83,255 residents, accounting for 63.40% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 11,85,643 people (34.43%), establishing a majority gap of 28.97 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 12,60,434 individuals (36.60% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Meerut District
The religion census data for Meerut district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 21,83,255 population (63.40% of district total).
- Muslim: 11,85,643 population (34.43% of district total).
- Sikh: 24,912 population (0.72% of district total).
- NotStated: 18,662 population (0.54% of district total).
- Jain: 18,544 population (0.54% of district total).
- Christian: 10,582 population (0.31% of district total).
- Buddhist: 1,855 population (0.05% of district total).
- Other: 236 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Meerut
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 21,83,255 | 63.40% |
| Muslim | 11,85,643 | 34.43% |
| Sikh | 24,912 | 0.72% |
| NotStated | 18,662 | 0.54% |
| Jain | 18,544 | 0.54% |
| Christian | 10,582 | 0.31% |
| Buddhist | 1,855 | 0.05% |
| Other | 236 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Meerut
Key Facts
- Hindu: 21,83,255 (63.40%)
- Muslim: 11,85,643 (34.43%)
- Sikh: 24,912 (0.72%)
- NotStated: 18,662 (0.54%)
- Jain: 18,544 (0.54%)
- Christian: 10,582 (0.31%)