Kanpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. Almost three million people live in Kanpur.
It was called the Manchester of India.
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 Clockwise from top right: Green Park Stadium; Civil Lines district; Kanpur Police headquarters; Landmark Hotel; Kanpur Memorial Church; JK Temple |
Nickname: Leather City of the World [1] Manchester of the India [2] Birthplace of Indian Communism |
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| Coordinates: 26.449923°N 80.331874°E / 26.449923; 80.331874 |
| Country | India |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Division | Kanpur |
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| District | Kanpur Nagar |
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| Named for | Raja Kanh Deo |
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| • Mayor | Pramila Pandey (BJP) |
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| • Divisional Commissioner | Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, IAS |
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| • District Magistrate and Collector | Vijay Vishwas Pant, IAS |
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| • Inspector General, Kanpur Range | Mohit Agarwal, IPS |
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| • Metropolis | 403.70 km2 (155.87 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
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| • Metropolis | 2,767,348 |
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| • Rank | 12th |
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| • Density | 6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
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| • Metro | 2,920,496 |
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| • Metro Rank | 11th |
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| Demonym(s) | Kanpurite, Kanpuriya |
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| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| PIN | 208 0xx
• 209 2xx
• 209 3xx
• 209 4xx |
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| Telephone code | 0512 |
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| Vehicle registration | UP-78 (Kanpur Urban)
UP-77 (Kanpur Rural) |
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| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
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| Sex ratio | 0.855 ♂/♀ |
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| Literacy | 84.37% |
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| HDI | 0.663[5] |
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| Climate | Cwa (Köppen) |
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| Website | Official District Website |
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