Meerut is a town in Meerut district in the western state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city is located 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the national capital New Delhi in the National Capital Region and 480 km (300 mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow. As of 2011, Meerut is the 33rd most populous conurbation and the 26th most populous city in India. It ranked 292nd in 2006 and is expected to rank 242nd in 2020 on the list of the world's largest cities and urban areas. The area of ??the city (as of 2016) is 450 square kilometers (170 sq mi). The city is one of the largest sporting goods manufacturers and the largest musical instrument producer in India. The city is also an education hub in western Uttar Pradesh and is also known as the "Sports City of India". The city is famous as the starting point of the 1857 revolt against Company rule in India. The origin of the name The city may derive its name from "Mayarashtra", capital of the kingdom of Mayasura, father of Mandodari and father-in-law of Ravana. This name may have mutated into Mairashtra, Mai-dant-ka-khera, Mairaath and possibly Meerut. According to another version, Maya (sura), being a famous architect, received from King Yudhishthira the land on which the present-day city of Meerut is located and he called the place Maharashtra, a name shortened over time in Meerut. Tradition also holds that the city was partly ruled by Mahipala, king of Indraprastha, and that the word Meerut is associated with his name. Find and hire a top agency or company for your next big project related to Digital Marketing, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Content Writing, Market Research, PR, Email Marketing, Mobile App Development, Web Design, Web application development, Media Planning and many more in India and other countries on AgencyNetwork.