[4] Meerut district lies between 28°57’ to 29°02’ North latitude and 77°40’ to 77°45’ East longitude in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.

The Hindon forms the western boundary and separates the district from Baghpat.

The soil is composed of pleistocene and sub-recent alluvial sediments transported and deposited by river action from the Himalayan region.

Lithologically, sediments consist of clay, silt and fine to coarse sand.

[9] According to the 2011 census Meerut district has a population of 3,443,689,[11] roughly equal to the nation of Panama[12] or the US state of Connecticut.

[11] According to the 2011 census, the district ranked 6th in terms of population density[14] in Uttar Pradesh.

[20] [ii] Hindus are the majority community in the district, although Muslims are a significant minority.