Kannauj district | |
|---|---|
 Annapurna Temple, Tirwa | |
 Location of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Kanpur |
| Headquarters | Kannauj |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Chhibramau 2. Tirwa 3. Kannauj |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,656,616[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | http://kannauj.nic.in/ |
Kannauj district is an administrative district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, along the river Ganges. The historic town of Kannauj, northwest of Kanpur, is the administrative center. The district was carved out of Farrukhabad district on 18 September 1997. The native dialect of this district is Kannauji.