Panki, Kanpur

Panki is a suburb of metropolitan Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, situated about 12 km from Kanpur Central on the NH 2 to Delhi. The region is home to the Panki Temple, to Panki Thermal Power Station which is among the few thermal energy units in Northern India, and to Panki Logistics Park which is among the largest logistics park of Northern India.

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Panki railway station nameplate
Panki, Kanpur Location in Uttar Pradesh adesh, India
Coordinates: 26.371150°N 80.112400°E / 26.371150; 80.112400
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Nagar
Population
• Total	5,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	208020
Vehicle registration	UP-78
Nearest city	Kanpur
Literacy	60%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Govind Nagar, Kalyanpur, Akbarpur-Rania

Travel

Roadways

Panki has a bus station and Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses of Kanpur have routes from Sachendi to different localities.

Panki is also the starting point of Kanpur over-bridge which is one of the largest over-bridges in India.

Railways

Panki has a railway station on the Kanpur-Delhi line.

Airways

Kanpur Airport is the nearest airport.

Panki is inside the Kanpur municipal limits and is about 12 km from the Kanpur railway station and main bus stand. The place has an electric power generating station, which supplies to the northern grid. Panki has a temple of Hanuman.^[1]

Train accident

Panki railway station east building at Kanpur district.

At Panki Railway Station the Gorakhdham Express rammed into the Prayagraj Express on 2 January 2010. Ten people were killed.^[2]

References

1. http://panki.webs.com/
2. Khan, Atiq; Balchand, K. (2 January 2010). "10 killed as trains collide in dense fog U.P." The Hindu.