Kanpur
Kanpur, also known as Cawnpore, is a major city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Kanpur Nagar district and Kanpur division. Located on the western banks of the River Ganges, it lies about 80 kilometers southwest of Lucknow and is one of the largest urban centers in the state.
Historically, Kanpur developed as a commercial and manufacturing center during the 18th and 19th centuries and
Kanpur remains an important industrial city with a large leather goods sector, along with engineering, chemical,
The city hosts premier institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, established in 1959,
Kanpur lies on the Indo-Gangetic plain and experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot summers, a monsoon
Official language is Hindi, with Urdu widely used; Kanauji is a regional dialect. The population is diverse