Kanpur Nagar district

Kanpur Nagar district
Skyline Of City
Kanpur Central Railway Station
Kanpur University
Ganga Aarti At Kanpur
Ganga Riverfront Kanpur
Location of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionKanpur
HeadquartersKanpur
TehsilsKanpur, Bilhaur, Ghatampur,
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1. 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 constituencies1. Sishamau
2. Arya Nagar
3. Kidwai Nagar
4. Govind Nagar
5. Kanpur Cantonment
6. Bithoor
7. Kalyanpur
8. Maharajpur
9. Ghatampur
10. Bilhaur
Area
 • Total3,155 km2 (1,218 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,581,268
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,015,645
Demographics
 • Literacy70.78%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 2
Websitekanpurnagar.nic.in

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. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.

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