Kanpur, also known as Cawnpore, is a metropolis and the largest city of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Founded in 1803, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations of British India. Nestled on the banks of Ganges River, Kanpur stands as the major financial and industrial centre of North India and also the ninth-largest urban economy in India. Today it's famous for its colonial architecture, countless gardens and parks and the finest quality leather products which are exported mainly to the West.
Kanpur Nagar district, meaning Urban Kanpur District is one of the districts of the Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is a part of Kanpur division and its district headquarters is Kanpur. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.
Kanpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Kanpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore. The division consists of six districts:
Jajmau also known as Jajesmow, is a suburb of Kanpur, India. It is situated on the banks of the Ganges River. Jajmau is an industrial suburb. It has the population of about 652,831 according to census 2011. It is believed to be the oldest inhabited place in the region. The main industry is the leather industry. It is home to some of the biggest leather tanneries in Northern India. The excavations conducted here by the Archaeological Survey of India suggest that it dates back to c. 1300 – 1200 BCE. Earthen pottery, tools and various historical artifacts discovered by the Archaeological Survey of India are presently kept in the Kanpur Sangrahalaya. The area comes under the jurisdiction of Kanpur metropolitan area.
Maudaha is a city and a Municipal Board in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The district participated in the elections of 1937 which were conducted under the Government of India Act of 1935, in order to organize activities of the Congress in the district Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad visited Maudaha in 1937. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, the Congress ministries resigned on the issue of India's forced participation in it. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people.
Maurawan is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Unnao district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Purwa is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Rasulabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Shivli or Sheoli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at 26°37′0″N80°3′0″E and has an average elevation of 128 meters (423 feet).
Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara.
Ghatampur is a town and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is located near main industrial and educational hubs of the state Kanpur at a distance of 82 km.
Bidhnu is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This town is 10 miles from, the historical heritage, bhitargaon temple. Due to differences in languages and dialects over time, the word Vishnu became popular with Bidhanu. Kathara, khersa, bidhnoo, afazalpur and ramaipur are most populated gram panchayat of Bidhanu development block. bidhnu is a Development Block in Kanpur nagar tehsil and comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Area.
Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital is a government hospital in Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur, which was earlier called Hallet Hospital, and its campus stand adjacent to the Moti Jheel lake and is spread across 960 acres.
Kanpur Anwarganj is the second-largest railway station in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur is a boarding school, set up in Kanpur, India, in 1987. It is an autonomous body which works under the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (India). The concept of opening a boarding school, called Navodaya Vidyalaya, in every district of India was born as a part of the section 5.15 in New Policy on Education(NPE86). Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur has a campus of 35 acres, close to national highway (NH-2) near Navodaya Nagar, Sarsaul, Kanpur( 26°16'6"N, 80°30'1"E). It is a fully residential boarding school which provides accommodation to students, faculty and staff.
Dev Nagar is part of the old Kanpur area in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Lohia path is an eight lane road in Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, connecting the Hazratganj shopping district with Government Polytechnic, the Gomti Nagar neighborhood and ending at Kalidas Marg, the residence of Uttar Pradesh's chief minister. It displays beautiful railings and lamp posts on both sides. In addition to vehicular lanes, it includes a bicycle track and footpath. It was built under the government of Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2005 and was inaugurated in 2007.
Govind Nagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of 403 legislative assembly of the Uttar Pradesh. It is part of the Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Jan Morcha is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper.
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