Kanpur is a large city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city is famous for its leather and textile industries. It is the 11th most populous urban agglomeration in India and largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur was an important British garrison town until 1947 when India gained independence. Kanpur the administrative headquarter of Kanpur (Urban) district and Kanpur division.

Located on the west bank of the Ganges River, it is a principal trade and commercial centre in North India with the first woollen mill of India, the British India Corporation established here in 1876 by Alexander McRobert. The city is widely regarded as "The Leather City of the World" and is also nicknamed as "Manchester of India".

According to 2011 Indian census, it is the eleventh most populous urban city while the population of city and its suburb were around 5 million making it the eighth-most populous metropolitan area in India.

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Kanpur

Population :2,767,348

Languages :Hindi

Pincode :208 0xx, 209 2xx, 209 3xx, 209 4xx

Time Zone : UTC+5:30

STD Code :0512

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