Local businesses in Kanpur
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Government offices: 2
- Passport Seva Kendra Kanpur; esic
- Colleges and universities: 4
- Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi College; Christ Church College, Kanpur; Christ Church Inter College; Hiralal Khanna College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 4
- Saraf Cooling Company Pvt Ltd; Electroyz; Famous Tailor; R.K.Electric
- Banks: 5
- Punjab & Sind Bank; IndusInd Bank; Bank of Baroda
- Hospitals: 89
- North Star Hospital and Joint Replacement center; Regency Hospital; Excel Hospital; Lala Lajpat Rai and Associate Hospital; Eye-Q Super Speciality Eye Hospitals; Kabira Hospital; Madhulok Hospital; St. Catherine's Hospital; UHM MALE HOSPITAL; Amogh Hospital
Kanpur facts
- District
- Kanpur Nagar District
- Population, 2011 Census
- 27,65,348
- Area
- about 3029000000 sq km, about 126 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 208001 (Kanpur West), 208004 (Kanpur Cantt.)
- Places nearby
- JK Temple (Hindu Temple, 4 km), Nana Rao Park (public city park, 4 km), Kanpur Memorial Church (church, 4 km), Green Park Stadium (cricket stadium, 4 km)
- History
- Kanpur is widely believed to have been founded by Raja Hindu Singh Chandel of the Sachendi state, and its original name was Kanhpur.
- Local economy
- Kanpur is an important economic centre of Uttar Pradesh.
- Geography
- Kanpur lies in central-western Uttar Pradesh, 484 km south-east of New Delhi and 80 km south-west of the state capital Lucknow.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.