Meerut division

{{short description|Administrative division of Uttar Pradesh, India}}

[[File:Division Meerut.png|280px|thumb|Different districts of Meerut division

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Meerut division ({{IPA|hi|meːɾəʈʰ}}) is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite web |author= |date=2011 |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=May 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-date=2022-07-11}} Meerut city is the administrative headquarters of the division. It consists of 6 districts:-

Coverage

It is that area of Western Uttar Pradesh which is part of National Capital Region (NCR). All the districts, major cities and towns in this division are part of the NCR region of Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad, Noida were first to be added to NCR, later Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and Baghpat were added. The region consists of nearly 37% of NCR area.

Education

Higher government educational institutions in Meerut division are Chaudhary Charan Singh University (Meerut), LLRM Medical College (Meerut) and Gautam Buddha University (Greater Noida).

References

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Category:Divisions of Uttar Pradesh