Meerut City Information

Meerut is a historic place and owns a specific place in ancient history because of its revolts and bravery during British reign. The city has second largest army cantonment in India, it is the 16th largest city area wise and 14th fastest developing city and ranked 63rd for fastest urban development. It is the only city that specializes in the production of scissors and cricket sports due to which it is sometimes also called as City of Scissors and Sports Capital of India. Besides it is also regarded as a trade centre for many agricultural products and is also known for smelting, handicrafts and milling of cotton, sugar, flour and oilseeds. The city was the original location of one of the pillars erected by Asoka the great that was later on shifted to Delhi in the middle of 14th century by Firoz Shah Tughluq. The city is governed by Meerut Metropolitan Region with a population of 1,420,902. The best months to visit the city are from November to February. A special Nauc...

Maya Rashtra or the city of Maya, now called as Meerut, is situated towards the west of UP and is known to be a busy trade centre from the Vedic times. Its geographical location between Ganga and Yamuna Rivers makes it a hub of daily important human activities. Hindu mythology states that Hastinapur, the capital of Kauravas, was situated in Meerut city . The city lies between Indraprastha (New Delhi) and Hastinapur and has various other places related to the era of Mahabharata. It is also believed that Lakshaghaha, a place built by Duryodhan to kill Pandavas, is also situated in Birnava which is a village close to the city. People of the city are known for their bravery because they offered fierce resistance in 14th century and this is what historians like about the city. The nationalistic struggle for Independence and the first war between patriots and the British also began from the city that continued to inspire people all over India. This struggle paved the way for the org...