Kanpur division

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Kanpur division
Location of Kanpur division in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Area
• Total	14,810 km2 (5,720 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	12,873,369
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)

Kanpur division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur city is the administrative headquarters of the division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore. The division consists of 6 districts:-

• Auraiya
• Etawah
• Farrukhabad
• Kanpur Dehat
• Kanpur Nagar
• Kannauj