Kanpur facts for kids
| Kanpur Cawnpore |
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Clockwise from top right: Green Park Stadium; Civil Lines district; Kanpur Police headquarters; Landmark Hotel; Kanpur Memorial Church; JK Temple
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| Nickname(s): Leather City of the World Manchester of the India Birthplace of Indian Communism | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Kanpur |
| District | Kanpur Nagar |
| Named for | Raja Kanh Deo |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 403.70 km2 (155.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metropolis | 2,767,348 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 6,854.96/km2 (17,754.27/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,920,496 |
| • Metro Rank | 11th |
| Demonym(s) | Kanpurite, Kanpuriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 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 |
| Climate | Cwa (Köppen) |
Kanpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. Almost three million people live in Kanpur. It was called the Manchester of India.
Images for kids
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Kanpur from the river in 1858
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Kanpur skyline
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Faculty Building, IIT Kanpur
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Kanpur Central Railway Station
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Aerial view of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
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