Kanpur

Kanpur कानपुर کان پور
Leather City of World Economic Capital of UP Manchester of Eastern World
Kanpur Location of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and India
Country	India
Region	Awadh Lower Doab
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Kanpur Nagar District Kanpur Dehat District
Mayor	Mr Ravindra Patani (Member of BJP)
Population • Density	4,167,999 (2,001)[1] • 1,366 /km2 (3,538 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	0.869 ♂/♀
Literacy	77.63%
Language(s)	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation • Coastline	1,640 km² (633 sq mi) • 126 m (413 ft) • 0 km (0 mi)
Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter	Cfa (Köppen) •      940 mm (37 in) •      22.0 °C (72 °F) •      48.7 °C (120 °F) •      1.5 °C (35 °F)
Distance(s) • From New Delhi • 408 km (254 mi) NW (land) • From Mumbai • 1,288 km (800 mi) SW (land) • From Chennai • 1,885 km (1,171 mi) SE (land) • From Kolkata • 1,000 km (621 mi) (land)
Codes • Pincode • 2080xx  • 2092xx   • 2093xx   • 2094xx • Telephone • +0512 • UN/LOCODE • INKNU • Vehicle • UP-78
Footnotes
Website	www.kanpurnagar.nic.in

Coordinates: 26°27′39″N 80°20′00″E / 26.460738°N 80.333405°E / 26.460738; 80.333405

Kanpur pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور), spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is the ninth most populous city in India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ^[1] In terms of area, Kanpur is the fifth largest city in India and largest city of North India after New Delhi.^[2]. It is also known as the "Manchester of India", and the economic capital of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur is located on the banks of the river Ganga and is an important industrial centre. It has an area of over 1300 km² and population of 4,864,674 ^[3]. Owing to the city's industrial importance, one of few branches of the Reserve Banks of India and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India were established in the city.

History

Nestled on the banks of the River Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, religious and commercial importance. Believed to be founded by Hindu King Chandel of the state of Sachendi, Kanpur, it is believed that the city derived its name from Kanhiyapur, the town of Kanhiya (Lord Krishna). In the course of time, Kanhiyapur probably was abbreviated as Kanhapur and subsequently as Kanpur (the Anglicized spelling of which was Cawnpore during the British rule). Others believe that the name is derived from Karnapur and is associated with Karna, one of the heroes of the Mahabharata. Duryodhana made Karna a king, seeing him as a fitting match to Arjuna, and granted him this area; the region was named after its first king. Historically, Jajmau, on the eastern outskirts of present day Kanpur is regarded as one of the original settlements in the Kanpur district.

View of Cawnpore from the Ganges river. Painting by Rev. Henry Martyn.

Kanpur's development is unclear until the thirteenth century. Although no reference to Kanpur is found in history, the history of two of its suburbs, Jajmau and Bithoor, can be traced back to legendary times. Bithoor is located about 20 km upstream of the river from the city and is approximately 10 km from the IIT Kanpur Campus. Jajmau is about 8 km east of Kanpur city and is nearly 20 km downstream from the IIT Campus. According to Hindu mythology, just after creating the universe, Lord Brahma performed the Ashvamedh Yajna (a horse is released and escorted by armies, which engaged anyone who impeded the horse's progress in battle) at Bithoor (also known as Brahmavart) and established a shivalingam there. Another legendary site at Bithoor is the Valmiki Ashram, where the famous sage Valmiki is supposed to have written the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. According to this epic, queen Seeta, on being exiled by King Ramachandra of Ayodhya, spent her days in seclusion at the ashram bringing up her twin sons Lava and Kush.

At Jajmau there are remains of an ancient fort, now surviving as a huge mound. Recent excavations on this mound indicate the site is very ancient, perhaps dating back to the Vedic age. Popular legends^[which?] have it that the fort belonged to Yayati, a king of the ancient Chandravanshi race, the eighth in succession to Lord Brahma. The famous Siddhnath temple of Lord Shiva and Siddha Devi temple at Jajmau belong to the Buddhist period. The place for a while was known as Siddhpuri.

Another interesting^[how?] historical place near Kanpur is Shivrajpur, 20 km from Kanpur Railway Station. At Shivrajpur, there is an ancient temple built by Chandel Raja Sati Prasad in memory of his queen. This temple is believed^{[by whom?]} to be built in a night and is situated on the banks of river Ganga. This temple is famous for its beautiful architectural work and its unique carving designs.

Parihar rulers of Kannauj may have ruled this place for a significant part of history long before the beginning of Mughal era. Some historical accounts suggest Parihar kings, Bhoj and Mihir, have ruled in Kanpur since nearby Kannuaj was the capital of Parihar.

In 1207 AD, Raja Kanti Deo of Prayag (connected to the throne of Kannauj), established the village Kohna, which later came to be known as Kanpur. Kanpur continued its association with Kannauj during the reigns of Harsha Vardhan, Bhoj, Mihir, Jai Chand and early Muslim rulers through the Sur Dynasty. The first mention of Kanpur was made in 1579 during Sher Shah's regime. Up to the 1st half of the 18th century, Kanpur continued to survive as an insignificant village. Its fate, however, took a new turn in the second half of the 18th century. In May 1765, Shuja-ud-daula, the Nawab Wazir of Awadh, was defeated by the British near Jajmau. From 1773 to 1801, it was part of the Oudh kingdom and then came into the hands of the British. At this time, the British realized the strategic importance of the site of Kanpur. European businessmen had, by this time, started establishing themselves in Kanpur. In order to ensure protection for their lives and property, the European business shifted the `Awadh local forces’ here in 1778. Kanpur passed into British hands under the treaty of 1801 with Nawab Saadat Ali Khan of Awadh. This forms a turning point in the history of Kanpur, as it became one of the most important military stations of British India. It was declared a district on 24 March 1803. South of Parmat were the British infantry lines and the parade grounds. Indian infantry occupied the space from the present Chunniganj to the Christ Church College. The Company Bagh was laid in 1847 and the construction of the Ganga canal was commenced in 1854.

Rebellion of 1857

Charge of the Highlanders led by General Havelock, to relieve the besieged British troops held by Indian fighters.

In the 19th century, Kanpur was an important British garrison with barracks for 7,000 soldiers. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 900 British were besieged in the fortifications for 22 days by rebels under Nana Sahib. They surrendered on the agreement that they would get safe passage to the nearby Suttee Chaura Ghat whereupon they would board barges and be allowed to go by river to Allahabad.

Though controversy surrounds what exactly happened at the Satichaura Ghat, and who fired the first shot, it is known that soon afterwards, the departing British were shot at, by the rebel sepoys, and were either killed or captured. Some of the British officers later claimed that the rebels had placed the boats as high in the mud as possible, on purpose to cause delay. They also claimed that Nana Sahib's camp had previously arranged for the rebels to fire upon and kill all the English. Although the East India Company later accused Nana Sahib of betrayal and murder of innocent people, no evidence has ever been found to prove that Nana Sahib had pre-planned or ordered the massacre. Some historians believe that the Satichaura Ghat massacre was the result of confusion, and not of any plan implemented by Nana Sahib and his associates. Lieutenant Mowbray Thomson, one of the four male survivors of the massacre, believed that the rank-and-file sepoys who spoke to him did not know of the killing to come.

Many were killed and the remaining 200 British women and children were brought back to shore and sent to a building called the Bibighar (the ladies' home). After some time, when it was apparent that the British under General Henry Havelock were likely to retake Kanpur, the commanders of the rebels thought to execute their hostages. The rebel soldiers refused to carry out orders, and butchers from the nearby town were brought in to kill the hostages three days before the British entered the city on July 18. The dismembered bodies were thrown into a deep well nearby. The British "Army of Retribution" under General Neill retook the city and committed a series of atrocities against the rebel Sepoys and thos unfortunate civilians caught in the area, including women, children and old men. The Kanpur massacre, as well as similar events elsewhere, were seen by the British as an occasion for unrestrained vengeance ^[4].

The British dismantled the Bibighar and raised and a memorial railing and a cross at the site of the well. In 1862, they built a church called All Souls' Cathedral in memory of those killed; renamed the Kanpur Memorial Church, it still stands at what was the north-east corner of Wheeler’s entranchment. The marble gothic screen with the famous `mournful seraph’ was transferred to the churchyard after independence in 1947, and in its place a bust of Tantya Tope installed at NanaRao Park. The well is now bricked over, but the remains of a circular ridge are still there.

                             Administration of Kanpur
                                

Sri Anil Kumar Sagar District Magistrate Sri Rajiv Sharma Chief Development Officer Sri Faisal Aftab ADM Land Aquisition Smt. Shakuntla Gautam ADM City Sri Sarvagya Ram Misra ADM F&R Sri Satyabhan ADM Civil Supply

Sri Rajkumar SDM Kanpur Nagar Sri Prahlad Singh SDM Bilhaur Sri Madan Singh Garbyal SDM Ghatampur Sri K. N. Singh City Magistrate Smt. Preeti Jaiswal ACM 1 Sri Indrasan Yadav ACM 2 Sri Ram Abhilash Patel ACM 3 Smt Praveena ACM 4 Sri Sameer Verma ACM 5 Sri S. K. Sharma ACM 6 Sri Dayanand Saraswati ACM 7 Sri Siya Ram Maurya Tahsildar Sadar Sri PremChand Tahsildar Bilhaur Sri Rakesh Gupta Tahsildar Ghatampur.

Development of industries

A view of Lal Imli factory

After 1857 it became an important center of the leather and textile industries. The Government Harness and Saddler Factory was started in 1860 to supply the army with leather products, followed by Cooper Allen & Co. in 1880. The first cotton textile mill, the Elgin Mills,was started in 1862 and Muir Mills in 1882, and many others that followed in the next 40 years, such as Victoria Mills and Atherton West & Co. (Atherton Mills), made Cawnpore a major textile producer. The British India Corporation (BIC) was headquartered here and led the development of many industries.

The first Indian business house of Cawnpore was the firm NihalChand KishoriLal, which set up a trading facility in 1857. This firm was a leader in oil milling and had many oil mills spread across North India. The Juggilal Kamlapat Singhania family launched many factories between 1930 and 1970. The Jaipuria family contributed to the patriotic cause, by building the Swadeshi Cotton Mills in response to charges that the foreign rulers were raiding India of its cotton only to sell back textiles to the residents. Kanpur was known as the "Manchester of India" during the 20th Century. The NihalChand KishoriLal group (also known as Kejriwal Group) over time diversified into flour milling, tea plantations and steel. They bought the Cawnpore Flour Mills in 1942, which had been established in 1886 by Edward Foy, a Scotsman. New Cawnpore Flour Mills is at present one of the larger flour mills of North India and still managed by the same family.

The steel industry was first brought to Kanpur by Singh Engineering. The Kejriwals set up a ministeel mill on the outskirts of Kanpur, which is now a leading long products manufacturer. Kanpur is also an important center for India's leather industry. It is also one of the largest sugar producing areas in northern India. As of now, the city also owns many leather tanneries, and over a dozen Defence Ordnance Factories. It is also home to the pan masala and gutkha industries and is also famous for bricks industry.

Recent years has brought a change to the area industry, with LML Plant slowing down production drastically. There has been some growth in the plastics and the 3-wheeler automotive industries. Kanpur has been neglected by the local state government despite its huge contribution to the economy, and requires an influx of funding and support if it is to return to its former glory.

The British contributed to charitable causes in the city by building the Ursula Horsman Hospital, the "Hallet" Hospital, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, by protecting the Allen Forest (now a zoo) and many other efforts. Most of these are now renamed, though a lot of residents still call them by their old names. The distortion of names is most visible at the railway crossing bridge next to the Railway Station, where the now-closed Murray Company is conveniently called Mari (Dead) Company.

Due to the onset of leather industries, the pollution levels have risen dangerously high. Due to lack of proper planning, the city is equalling Delhi as a victim of congestion and overcrowding. Urban planning has yet to evolve. Agencies responsible for this have still a long way to go from selling plots of land to planning wholesome development. A recent article in the Time Asia magazine^[5] says it all regarding the pollution in the city.

New industries such as detergent, saddlery, food processing, pan masala, tea packaging, plastics and packaging, jewellery manufacturing and exports, leather processing and goods, have developed in the city.

Cultural history

Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, religious and commercial importance. Believed to be founded by king Hindu Singh of the erstwhile state of Sachendi, Kanpur was originally known as `Kanhpur’. Historically, Jajmau on the eastern outskirts of present day Kanpur is regarded as one of the most archaic tounships of Kanpur district.Upto the 1st half of the 18th century Kanpur continued to survive as an insignificant village. Its fate, however, took a new turn soon after. In May 1765, Shuja-ud-daula, the Nawab Wazir of Awadh, was defeated by the British near Jajmau. It was probably at this time that strategic importance of the site of Kanpur was realised by the British. European businessmen had by this time gradually started establishing themselves in Kanpur. In order to ensure protection to their lives and property the `Awadh local forces’ were shifted here in 1778. Kanpur passed into British hands under the treaty of 1801 with Nawab Saadat Ali Khan of Awadh. This forms a turning point in the history of Kanpur. Soon Kanpur became one of the most important military station of British India. It was declared a district on 24th March 1803.

Kanpur Sangrahalaya

Kanpur was a hotbed of change in the independence and literary movements during the 1900–1950 period. The largest shopping centre is named Navin Market, after the poet Bal Krishna Sharma aka "Navin". Later poets included Gopal Das "Niraj" who wrote songs for Bollywood movies. Kanpur is also the birth place of Shyamlal Gupta `Parshad’, composer of the famous ditty Vijayee Vishwa Tiranga Pyara. The propagation and popularization of Hindi also owes much to this city, with great Hindu literatteurs such as Acharya Mahavir Parasad Dwivedi, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Pratap Narain Mishra and Acharya Gaya Prasad Shukla `Sanehi’. The Agricultural University is named after the revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad and the Medical College after Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi; both men spent much time in Kanpur. While Chandrashekhar 'Azad' shot himself when surrounded by a huge posse of British soldiers at Alfred Park, Allahabad, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was killed during the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1931 at Machli Bazar in Kanpur.

About 25 km from Kanpur is Bithoor. Legend has it that Sita, the wife of Lord Rama came to live at the ashram of sage Valmiki, after Rama expelled her from Ayodhya. It was here that she gave birth to the twins Lava (Ramayana) and Kusha (Ramayana), and disappeared back into the earth (from where she was born) when confronted by a repentant Rama. Bithoor is also the site of the fort to which Nana Sahib escaped following the British retaking of Kanpur. Today, Bithoor is a tourist spot on the banks of the Ganges and Kanpur is expanding very fast with new residential complexes sprouting up everywhere.

Geography

The city's coordinates are 26.4670° North and 80.3500° East, placing it 83 km from Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur, along with Allahabad and Fatehpur, are part of the Lower Doab, which in antiquity was known as the Vatsa country. It is surrounded by two main rivers of India, the Ganges in the north-east and the Pandu river (Yamuna) in the south. The districts surrounding Kanpur are Hamirpur in the south and Unnao in the north-east,

Flora and Fauna

Kanpur is home to many residential and migratory birds. Most of them can be spotted at Bithoor, IIT Kanpur campus and areas alongside the Ganga Canal. The city has Asia's biggest (area wise) zoological garden. Exotic species of flora are present at the CSA campus. The Kanpur Zoo is famous for its cages designed to provide a natural habitat for the animals, and has a vast variety of animals. The water supply system of the zoo is a work of art, by an artist and engineer in the Sinchai Department of that time, Murari Sharan Saxena. The Zoo is a part of a lush green area - The Allen Forest, Nawabganj. The entry fee is minimal, making it the major picnic spot of the Kanpur region.Indira Nagar is the greenest and most pollution free residential area of the city.

Demography

Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river Ganga; the population was 2,551,337 as per the 2001 census. In the last decade the population rose rapidly. One of the factors for this kind of growth can be a higher number of in-migration to Kanpur City from other areas. It ranked third after Lucknow and Varanasi in 1901, but by 1961 it assumed a position on top of the list. It has registered an increase of over five times from 197,170 in 1901 to 883,815 in 1961 in the course of six decades.^[6] Kanpur has an area of about 1640 km² and is 126 meters above sea level. Languages spoken in and around Kanpur include Hindi, English and Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi.Hinduism is the most prominent religion in the city .There is a considerable number of Muslims mostly residing near Kanpur Central station and areas namely Parade,Bekanganj and Idgah colony.The Sikh community consists of mainly refugees who were displaced due to the Partition of India in 1947.They have since well stablished business in the city and reside in areas such as Govind Nagar,Gumti no.5,Ashok Nagar and 80ft road.There are a small number of Christians also in Kanpur. Christchurch and Methodist church reflect British architecture.

Economy

^[7] Kanpur is one of the biggest producer of Textile and Leather products and they are exported in bulk. About 50 Tons of air cargo is generated for leather products only and this is sent through surface transport to New Delhi and from New Delhi it is sent to outside India through air cargo. Apart from leather and textile industry, the fertilizer, chemicals, two wheelers, soaps, Pan Masala, hosiery and engineering industries are also operating in the city.

The Stock yard of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Steel Authority of India Limited are also located in the city. The highest number of ordnance factories are situated in the city.

The only unit of Indian Institute of Pulse Research (an institute of ICAR) & one of the three units of National Sugar Institute is situated in Kanpur.

Gas Authority of India, NTPC and perfume industries of Kannauj are also near to Kanpur. STP (Software Technology Park) is also functioning in Kanpur. The Directorate of Industries and Directorate of Handlooms are also situated in the city.

The following famous companies have their offices/plants in Kanpur.

1. Ashok Spices
2. BIC
3. Coca Cola
4. Czars India
5. Dainik Jagran News Paper
6. Duncans Fertilizers
7. Goldie Spices
8. GCMMF(Amul)
9. Hindustan Unilever(earlier Hindustan Lever)
10. Indian Oil Depot
11. India Thermit Corporation
12. Kashi Jewellers
13. Kamlakant and Company(Rajshree Gutkha)
14. Kothari Products
15. Leeyan Overseas (Red Chief Shoes)
16. LML Ltd.
17. Maa Vindhyavasini Tobacco Corp. (Madhu Pan Masala)
18. Mirza Tanners ( Red Tape Shoes )
19. Nerolac
20. NTC
21. Pepsi
22. Resinova Chemie Ltd
23. Rotomac
24. SGM (SIR Paan Masala Group)
25. Super House ( Allen Cooper Shoes )
26. Super Tannery
27. Tasty Dairy Specialities Limited

Climate

Kanpur lies in northern plains of India which witness extremes of temperature. It can drop to a minimum of 0.5°C in the winters while it goes up to 49°C in summers. Kanpur experiences severe fog in December and January, resulting in massive traffic and travel delays. In summer excessive dry heat is accompanied by dust storms. Rains appear between July and September almost at the end of regular monsoon season. Some rainfall is recorded during the harvest season of March-April. These extremes however, give the region an advantage of having three crops of versatile range of products.

Education

Kanpur is home to several educational institutions which have made it a popular educational center. A category-wise list of few top colleges from the city is as as follows :-

Technological Institutes :

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur  : (IIT Kanpur)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  : (ICAI Kanpur)
• Harcourt Butler Technological Institute  : (HBTI)
• University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur University : (UIET Kanpur or IET Kanpur)
  

  

  Lecture Hall Complex, UIET Kanpur
• Govt. Central Textile Institute  : (GCTI)
• Government Leather Institute
• Government Polytechnic  :
• Indian Technical Institute  : (ITI)
• Maharana Pratap Engineering College
• Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology

Medical and allied Colleges :

• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College: (GSVM)
• Jawahar Lal Nehru Homeopathic College  :
• Indian Institute of Pulse Research  : (IIPR)
• National Sugar Institute  : (NSI)

Universities :

Auditorium of Kanpur University

• Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University formerly Kanpur University : (CSJMU or KU)
• Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

Others :

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  : (HAL)
• There are a number of degree colleges and schools(inter colleges) in the city.

Literacy rate of Kanpur is 77.63% which is well above the national average.

IT Companies in Kanpur

AccuSense Global Technologies {Catering Acumen Globally} A well known training and development company in the field of Information Technology. This company has strategic alliance with SmarTalk NetCom(P)Ltd

VeragTech is a privately held company founded in 2004 with headquarters in Kanpur, India with a branch office located in New York, USA.

BPO India started operating domestic and International Call Centers from the Software Technology Park in Kanpur.

Creativatorz is India's leading web architecture design and development company with its development centre in Kanpur.

Epsilonium Software India is the Indian subsidiary of US based Epsilonium Systems engaged in developing web sites, web based software, e-commerce, and database driven e-business solutions.

Mindzone Technologies & Software Solutions is one of the fast growing software development and solution provider Company in north India based at Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Kanpur.

Sports

Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. In background river Ganges can be seen.

Cricket is most popular sport in Kanpur. Green Park Stadium is a 45,000 capacity floodlit multi-purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team. However, of late due to political and financial reasons, the ground has been rarely utilized. Other sports in the city that may be commonly visible, albeit at schools/colleges level are Hockey & Football.

After the successful two years of IPL, it has been reported that two new franchises will join the IPL in 2010-11, increasing the total number of teams to 10. The new confirmed franchises will be based in Ahmedabad and Kanpur, with Sahara Group is touted as the possible suitors to buy the Kanpur franchise and Anil Ambani's name associated with the ownership of the Ahmedabad franchise.

Notable locations

• Green Park Stadium and its Modi Stadium, a cricket stadium
• Radha-Krishna Mandir, or J K Temple, a temple constructed of white marble
• Kherepati Temple, a well known temple of Lord Vishnu and Sheshnag.
• Anandeshwar Temple, situated on the banks of Ganga at Parmat
• Bithoor, a center of Hindu pilgrimage

• Allen Forest Zoo, one of the largest nature preserves in Northern India
• Moti Jheel, a lake near the GSVM Medical College
• Lav Kush Barrage, a barrage on the river Ganga, also known as Ganga Barrage.
• Kanpur Memorial Church

• Rave 3 Multiplex [2], North India's first multiplex
• Rave@Moti Mall [3]
• Mega Mall
• Z Square Mall [4]

• Gandhi Hall
• Kanpur Sangrahlaya, a museum
• Boodha Bargad (Banyan)tree, a tree on which 144 Indian freedom fighters were hanged in the later part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857^{[citation needed]}

• Govind Nagar constituency, once the largest^{[citation needed]} in Asia
• Kanpur University [5]

Eminent people associated with Kanpur

• Poonam Dhillon, studied in Air Force School Kanpur for a few years, a famous Hindi film actress [Noorie, Kaala Patthar, Sohni Mahiwal]
• Shriprakash Jaiswal, Minister in Govt. Of India
• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, freedom fighter and socialite, on whom the medical college is named
• Apurva Agnihotri, Film Actor of Pardes fame
• Padma Vibhushan Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, one time presidential election candidate & was a Captain in Netaji's Azad Hind Fauj
• Subhashini Ali, occasional resident, trade unionist and communist leader & Film actress(Ashoka Fame), wife of Film director Muzaffar Ali & mother of Shad Ali
• Raju Srivastava, film actor and stand up comedian
• Bob Woolmer, born in Kanpur, went on to play cricket for England and coached South Africa and Pakistan.
• Altaf Raja, Bollywood Singer of Tum to thehre Pardesi fame.
• Abhijeet Bhattacharya, famous Bollywood singer, born and brought up in Kanpur
• Padma Shri Gopal Das Neeraj, a famous poet
• Sir Peter de Noronha, a well known businessman, philanthropist and civil servant of Kanpur, India. He was also knighted by Pope Paul VI in 1965 for his work for the Christian community in India.
• Seth Juggi Lal Kamlapat Singhania, The founder of The JK Group

Transportation

Local

Kanpur Mahanagar Bus Seva

The Kanpur city bus service is cheapest mean of transportation. However, it is not planned for most parts of the city and a few selected routes are having this facility.

However, now Central Government will provide Kanpur 300 buses under Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Rural Misson.Central Government will bear 50% cost while State Government and Nagar Nigam will bear 20% and 30% cost respectively. Sources say these buses will be given permit for 40 km.

Probable Routes:-

• Naubasta to Phool Bagh
• Mandhana to Ramadevi
• Jajmau to Kisan Nagar
• Naubasta to Bada Chauraha
• Bithoor to Bada Chauraha
• Jhakarti to Ghatampur
• Ramadevi to Sarsaul
• Rawatpur to Bilhaur

Tempos

Three wheeler Tempos are the most used means of mass transport. Though a bit uncomfortable, they are still faster than the buses. Their fare is a non-negotiable fixed price between two points. The Tempo has capacity for 7 passengers (6 on two back seats and one in front with the driver) and one driver, but usually they carry 10--the driver, 8 on two back seats and 2 in front with the driver. Recently, CNG tempos are introduced in the city to combat pollution and Uniform is also introduced some day back.

Cycle Rickshaws 

These are a reliable transport medium, although a bit costlier and only meant for short distances.

Kanpur Metro 

Feasibility study of Kanpur Metro Project is under process. This project is expected to be completed by 2012. This however is a very unrealistic date as the study has been commissioned, but no work has been carried out. First the Lucknow project might be completed and then work on the Kanpur project may be started.

Railways

Kanpur is well-connected with most other cities of India by Railways

Kanpur Central lies as one of the most important railway stations on Delhi-Howrah Trunk Line of Indian Railways. The first Rajdhani Express of India ran via this station. There are direct trains from this station to almost all important stations in India.

• New Delhi-Tundla-Kanpur
• Kanpur-Allahabad-Howrah
• Kanpur-Lucknow
• Kanpur-Bhimsen-Jhansi
• Kanpur-Bhimsen-Banda
• Kanpur-Furrkhabad-Kasganj(Kanshiram Nagar)
• Kanpur-Mandhana Jn.-Bharmvarat(Bhitoor) (Non-Operational)

Roadways

The city lies on important National Highways.

• NH No.2  : The major portion of the Grand Trunk Road(the oldest road in India) the stretch between Kanpur and Kolkata.
• NH No.91 : The stretch of Grand Trunk Road between Kanpur and Delhi.
• NH No 25 : connects the city to western Indian cities like Mumbai through Jhansi.

Highways Passing through Kanpur

Airways

Kanpur Airport

Air India (formerly Indian Airlines) is running a regular daily flight using a 48-seater ATR42 Turboprop between Kanpur and Delhi domestic terminal, 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday. IC7801 departs Delhi at 1:30pm and reaches Kanpur at 2:55pm. Kanpur to Delhi IC7802 departs at 5:15pm and reaching Delhi at 6:40pm.

Trams in Kanpur

Trams in Kanpur

Trams were introduced in Kanpur in Jun 1907. The introductory stocks were single coach in Kanpur like other Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai), because the new mode of transport was introduced experimentally.They were electric Traction Type.

The anti-tram craze started around 1955, and quickly spread up around the world. Many countries of both developed and developing countries started closing tram systems. India was not the exception. Tram service gradually closed at Kanpur in 16 May 1933.

There were 4 miles of track and 20 single-deck open trams. The single line connected the railway station with Sirsaya Ghat on the banks of the Ganges. Photographs of Cawnpore trams are very rare. ^[8]

Hotels

1. The Landmark Hotel (Five Star)

2. Hotel Meghdoot (Four Star)

3. Hotel Gaurav (Three Star)

4. Hotel Swagat

Malls In Kanpur

Gas Pipeline for Houses

LPG is provided to the users at their home via CUGL gas pipelines. This service has begun in Kakadeo and Pandu Nagar localities of the city and is expected to be soon extended to other parts of the city.

Now it is turn of Swaroop Nagar and Civil Lines.

Real Estate

• Sahara Township

Radio

One of the earliest stations of All India Radio has been operational in Kanpur.

City today has following FM radio stations.

• 92.7 MHz BiG FM
• 93.5 MHz S FM
• 98.3 MHz Radio Mirchi
• 103.7 MHz AIR FM Rainbow
• 105.6 MHz Gyan Vani

Internet

The city has broadband internet connectivity and video conferencing facilities. Major players like BSNL, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Communications & STPI, have a wide infrastructure to provide broadband Internet Bandwidth to home users, corporates etc.

Hospitals

Main Article:Hospitals in Kanpur

• Hailet or Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital
• Ursula Hospital
• Dufrin Hospital
• Regency Hospital,Sarvodaya Nagar
• Dr Saxena's Dental Super Specialty Centre, Swaroop Nagar: 9935358888
• Kanpur Medical Centre
• Tulsi Hospital,Civil Lines
• Bima Hospital,Kidwai Nagar
• Sushila General Hospital,Saket Nagar
• Rama Shiv Hospital,Barra-II
• Drishti Hospital,Barra-II
• Priya Hospital,World Bank Barra
• Kabir Hospital,Barra
• Kabir Hospital,Yashoda Nagar
• Kabir Hospital,Ghantaghar[Under construction]
• Madhuraj Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd.
• Excel hospital, Pvt. Ltd.Chunniganj.

Diagnostic Centres

Main Article:Diagnostic Centre in Kanpur

• Paliwal Diagnostic P. Ltd.
• Ved Pathology || Opp. L.L.R. Hospital,Kanpur
• Madhuram Pathology
• Biopcy Center
• Medical X-Ray and Ultrasound Centre

Schools (Inter Colleges)

CBSE affiliated

• Air Force School, Chakeri, Kanpur-208010
• Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur, Kanpur-208017
• Delhi Public School, Mainawati Marg, Azad Nagar, Kanpur
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre(Jr.), Shyam Nagar, Kanpur-208013
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre(Sr.), 46-D, D-Block, Shyam Nagar, Kanpur-208013
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, 884-A, B-Block, Panki, Kanpur-208020
• Harmilap Mission School, 540,Ratan Lal Nagar, Kanpur-208022
• H.A.L. Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School, Chakeri, Kanpur-208007
• Maharana Pratap Education Centre, Keshavpuram, Kalyanpur,Kanpur
• Mariampur Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, Kanpur
• Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, Hemant Vihar, Barra-II, Kanpur-208027
• St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Chakeri, Kanpur-208010
• Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre, Kamla Nagar, Kanpur

• Kanpur No.1,1st shift K.V. No1, Armapur, Kanpur-208009 Defence XII 1977 Permanent
• Kanpur No.1,2nd shift K.V. No1, Armapur, Kanpur-208009 Defence XII 2005 Permanent
• Kanpur No.2, K.V. No2, Armapur, Kanpur-208009 Defence XII(Sc.Com. Hum & FMM) 1986 Permanent
• Kanpur Cantt 1st shift K.V.,Kanpur Cantt.,Kanpur-208004 Defence XII 1982 Permanent
• Kanpur Cantt 2nd shift K.V.,Kanpur Cantt.,Kanpur-208004 Defence XII 2005 Permanent
• Kanpur IIT K.V., IIT, Kanpur -208013 Institution of Higher Learning XII 1965 Provided by Sponsoring Agency
• Kanpur No.1, K.V.No.1 AFS Chakeri, Kanpur-208008 Defence XII Sc,Com, Hum 1964 Permanent
• Kanpur No.2, K.V.No.2 AFS Chakeri, Kanpur-208008 Defence XII 1981 Permanent
• Kanpur No.3, K.V.No.3 AFS Chakeri, Kanpur-208008 Defence XII 1985 Temporary
• Kanpur OEF New Taxi Stand Near Shukla Ganj Road Kanpur Defence XII 1986 Permanent
• Kanpur Raksha Vihar Kendriya Vidyalaya Raksha Vihar Colony,Shyam Nagar,Kanpur-208013 Defence X

ICSE affiliated

• Guru Har Rai Academy, Kanpur
• Huddard High School, Civil Lines, Kanpur
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur-208011
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Balika Vidyapeeth, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur-208011
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, G.T. Road, Awadhpuri, Kanpur-208024
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Public School,75, Cantt., Kanpur-208004
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Memorial Public School,15/60, Civil Lines, Kanpur
• Dr. Virendra Swarup 21st Century School,Govind Nagar, Kanpur-208006
• Maharana Pratap Education Centre, 430, Indrapuri, Sharda Nagar, Kanpur-208025
• Methodist High School, 73, Cantt., Kanpur-208004
• Mercy Memorial School, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur-208011
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, 70, Cantt., Kanpur-208004
• Sheiling House School, Civil Lines, Kanpur
• St. Aloysius' High School, 36 Cantt., Kanpur-208004
• St. Mary's Convent, 53 Tagore Road Cantt., Kanpur-208004
• St. Thomas School, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur-208011
• The Chintels School, 121 H.I.G., Ratan Lal Nagar, Kanpur-208022
• United Public School, Civil Lines, Kanpur
• U.P. Kirana Seva Samiti Vidyalaya Public School,H-1 Block,Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur-208011
• Wendy High School, Saket Nagar, Kanpur-208014
• Wendy High School, Naramau, Kanpur-209217

UP Board affiliated

• B.N.S.D. Shikha Niketan, Benajhabar, Kanpur
• BNSD Inter College, Chunni Ganj, Kanpur-208001
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma Vidyalaya, Azad Nagar, Kanpur
• Chacha Nehru Inter College, Govind Nagar, Kanpur-208006
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Sr. Secondry School, Mc-Robertganj,Kanpur
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, 117/Q/49-A, Sharda Nagar, Kanpur-208025
• Maharana Pratap Education Centre,117/Q/50, Sharda Nagar Kanpur-208025
• R.K. Mission HS School, Ramakrishna Nagar, Kanpur
• Subhash Smarak Inter College, Saket Nagar, Kanpur-208014
• Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Defence Colony, Kanpur-208010
• Shri Ram lala Inter College Rawatpur Gaon,Kanpur-208019
• St.Francis Xavier's High School,Ashok Nagar,Kanpur

Unsorted

• DAV Inter College, Civil Lines
• Government Ordnance Factory Inter College, Armapur Estate
• Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Lajpat Nagar, Kanpur
• Guru Nanak Girls Inter College, Gumti No.5
• Gyan Mandir, Kalyanpur
• Halim Muslim Inter College, Chaman Ganj
• Jai Narayan Vidya Mandir, Vikas Nagar
• Jugal Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Deen Dayal Nagar
• PPN Inter College, Naveen Market
• R.B.R.D. Girls Inter College, Nawab Ganj
• Saraswati Gyan Mandir Inter College
• Seth Moti Lal Khedia, Azad Nagar
• Shri Sanatan Dharm Girls Inter College, Gumti No.5
• Shivaji Inter College, Keshav Nagar
• Shukdev Prasad Inter College, Vikas Nagar
• Virendra Swaroop Public School, Vikas Nagar, Civil Lines, Kanpur Cantt.
• Ram Krishna Mission School, Jawahar Nagar, Kanpur
• Little Angles School, Tilak Nagar
• Muslim Jubilee Girls Inter college,Chamanganj, Kanpur

Kanpur Cantt. Bobson Public School

Juhi Colony Dr. Brij Kishori Dubey Memorial School

Kanpur University Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre

Kidwainagar Mother Teresa Mission Higher Secondary School

Krishna Nagar P.T.D.P. Mishra Memorial Public School

Naubasta S.J. Education Centre

Kanpur Cantt. St. Mary's Convent High School

Krishna Nagar St. Mary's Orthodox School

Govind Nagari St. Theresa's Convent School

Rawatpur Swaraj India Public School

Kanpur H.O. United Public School

Prabhat Public School R. S. Puram

References

External links

• Industrial city Kanpur at its deathbed
• Kanpur city portal
• Kanpur Dehat portal
• Kanpur Satellite Map
• Kanpur public portal