The best place on this planet is मेरठ

FIG : The satellite image of Meerut .

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Meerut is a city in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an ancient city located 72 km (44 miles) north-east of New Delhi. Meerut also has one of the major army garrisons/cantonments in this part of the country. Meerut can also refer to the district in which Meerut is located.

Name etymology :

Ravana's wife Mandodari (in Ramayana) hailed from Meerut. The town may have derived its name from "Maya Rashtra", the capital of the kingdom owned by Mandodari's father Mayadanava.

History :

Meerut is famously associated with the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British East India Company, when chants of popular Hindi slogan "Dilli Chalo" ("Let's march to Delhi!") were first raised here. Meerut cantonment is the place where the rebellion started when Hindu and Muslim soldiers were given rifle cartridges with a coating made of animal fat. The bullet wrapping was to be opened by mouth before use, which affected religious sensibilities of both Muslims and Hindus as the animal coating was alleged to be composed of pork and beef. Meerut leapt into international prominence during the revolt of 1857, when on 24 April, 1857, eighty-five troopers out of ninety of the third cavalry refused to touch the cartridges and after court martial, were sentenced to ten years imprisonment. This marked the beginning of a general movement of freedom from the British yoke, with the support of the civilian populace. Meerut is also famous in Indian history as one of the famous controversial case happened in India which is known as Meerut Conspiracy Case in the year 1929.

Geography :

Meerut is located at 28.98° N 77.7° E. It has an average elevation of 219 metres (718 feet).

Demographics :

Meerut had a population of 1,074,229. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Meerut has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 52%. In Meerut, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Meerut is a district in Uttar Pradesh state India. ... The divisions of a district. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

District population

District	Male	Female	Totals
Urban	681,209	595,348	1,276,557
Rural	1,180,533	990,822	2,171,355
Totals	1,861,742	1,586,170	3,447,812

Meerut has one of the largest Muslim populations among the major cities of India(close to 45%). There is also a significant Christian population. Meerut was the site of one of India's worst communal riots during the 1980's.

Trivia :

• On December 21, 2005, Meerut gained notoriety when a video appeared in the national media showing police officers physically abusing men and women (Yahoo News) as part of Operation Romeo. This "operation" targeted young couples out on a date, ostensibly to "prevent the sexual harassment of women".
• Mall Road is a wide road in Meerut near what was originally a British Military cantonment. Raghbir Sarang was known to have raced horses and buggies on this road and was whipped for having beaten up an Englishman.
• In the 1940s, Meerut movie theatres had a "Don't Move" policy during playing of the British national anthem.
• Meerut is famous for its sweets, especially Gazaks and Rewri.
• In 2006 a fire in Meerut killed over 225 people at a consumer electronics fair, held in Victoria park stadium. This was followed by fire at Multiplex Cinema named as PVS Mall.
• meerut is famous for its sports goods(specially cricket goods),which are used all over the globe

Codes :

Pincode - 2500xx
Telephone - 0121
Vehicle - UP - 15

The data above presented is from all reliable sources . so i guess that's a lot to say it's best and there's one more reason for it's being the best and that my friends is " that i am born here . ha ha [:)] "

signing off for now .

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