Kanpur

Kanpur Cawnpore
Metropolis
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
Kanpur Kanpur
Coordinates: 26°27′00″N 80°19′55″E / 26.449923°N 80.331874°E / 26.449923; 80.331874
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Kanpur
District	Kanpur Nagar
Named for	Raja Kanh Deo
Government
• Mayor	Pramila Pandey (BJP)
• Divisional Commissioner	Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, IAS
• District Magistrate and Collector	Vijay Vishwas Pant, IAS
• Inspector General, Kanpur Range	Mohit Agarwal, IPS
Area [source?]
• Metropolis	403.70 km2 (155.87 sq mi)
Elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Population [3]
• Metropolis	2,767,348
• Rank	12th
• Density	6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
• Metro [4]	2,920,496
• Metro Rank	11th
Demonym(s)	Kanpurite, Kanpuriya
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	208 0xx  • 209 2xx   • 209 3xx   • 209 4xx
Telephone code	0512
Vehicle registration	UP-78 (Kanpur Urban) UP-77 (Kanpur Rural)
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio	0.855 ♂/♀
Literacy	84.37%
HDI	0.663[5]
Climate	Cwa (Köppen)
Website	Official District Website

Kanpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. Almost three million people live in Kanpur. It was called the Manchester of India.

1. ↑ "Kanpur India - Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur City, Kanpur Guide, Kanpur Location". Iloveindia.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
2. ↑ "Nick Name of Indian Places". Facts-about-india.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
3. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". City population.de. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
4. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". City population.de. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)