Map of Meerut, India

Meerut is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, with a population of about 1,223,184. It lies at 28.9800°N, 77.7064°E. Meerut is about 62 km (39 mi) northeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sardhana, 20 km to the northwest.

Meerut at a glance

Where is Meerut?

• The 33rd largest city in India by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Uttar Pradesh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 17 min on the shortest day to 14 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Meerut

• Sardhana — 20 km northwest
• Mawāna — 25 km northeast
• Hāpur — 29 km south
• Murādnagar — 30 km southwest
• Pilkhua — 30 km south
• Khatauli — 33 km north
• Budhāna — 41 km northwest
• Khekra — 43 km west
• Ghāziābād — 44 km southwest
• Garhmuktesar — 44 km southeast

Largest cities in Uttar Pradesh

• Kanpur — 2,823,249
• Lucknow — 2,472,011
• Agra — 1,430,055
• Ghāziābād — 1,199,191
• Varanasi — 1,164,404
• Prayagraj — 1,073,438
• Alīgarh — 753,207
• Bareilly — 745,435
• Morādābād — 721,139
• Gorakhpur — 674,246

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.