Demographics
As of the 2011 census, Muzaffarnagar municipality had a population of 392,451 and the urban agglomeration had a population of 494,792. The municipality had a sex ratio of 897 females per 1,000 males and 12.2% of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 80.99%; male literacy was 85.82% and female literacy was 75.65%. The city has 44% Hindus, 46.5% Muslims, 7% Sikhs, 2% Christians and 0.5% Jains.
Muzaffarnagar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Muzaffarnagar Urban Agglomeration. Although Muzaffarnagar city has population of 392,451; its urban / metropolitan population is 494,792 of which 261,338 are males and 233,454 are females.. Languages spoken are Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.
See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh| Religions in Muzaffarnagar | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 51% | |||
| Muslims | 46% | |||
| Jains | 1.7% | |||
| Others† | 1.3% | |||
| Distribution of religions † |
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