Kanpur Nagar district
Kanpur Nagar district | |
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Skyline Of City Kanpur Central Railway Station Kanpur University Ganga Aarti At Kanpur Ganga Riverfront Kanpur | |
Location of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Kanpur |
| Headquarters | Kanpur |
| Tehsils | Kanpur, Bilhaur, Ghatampur, |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Kidwai Nagar, Cantt., Sishamau, Arya Nagar, Govindnagar
2. Misrikh (Lok Sabha constituency)- Bilhaur 3. Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Ghatampur, Kalyanpur, Maharajpur, Bithoor |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Sishamau 2. Arya Nagar 3. Kidwai Nagar 4. Govind Nagar 5. Kanpur Cantonment 6. Bithoor 7. Kalyanpur 8. Maharajpur 9. Ghatampur 10. Bilhaur |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,155 km2 (1,218 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,581,268 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,015,645 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 79.65 % |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 2 |
| Website | kanpurnagar |
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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. Ka of npur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.