Meerut division

Meerut division is one of the 18 administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Meerut city is the administrative headquarters of the division. It consists of six districts, namely Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur and Meerut.

For the military formation, see 7th Meerut Divisional Area.

Different districts of Meerut division
  Baghpat
  Meerut
  Ghaziabad
  Hapur
  Gautam Budh Nagar
  Bulandshahr

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).

Website

Division's official website is http://meerutdivision.nic.in/

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