North Kanpur

North Kanpur North Kanpur
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North Kanpur Location of North Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	19°15′N 73°08′E / 19.25°N 73.13°E / 19.25; 73.13Coordinates: 19°15′N 73°08′E / 19.25°N 73.13°E / 19.25; 73.13
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Kanpur
Nearest city	Kanpur
Parliamentary constituency	North Kanpur
Assembly constituency	Kalyanpur,Rawatpur,Arya Nagar,Swaroop Nagar
Civic agency	North Kanpur Police
Population	1,000,000
Literacy	80%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 208001 • Vehicle • UP-78

North Kanpur is a zone within the city limits of kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. This zone is highly populated and the CBD (Central Business District) is located here. All imporatant commercial Establishments, GPO, District Hospital and the Cawnpore Kotwali is located here. This zone is the hub of all commercial, social and political activities of kanpur since British era.

Location

As the name suggests, North Kanpur covers the northern most zone of the city. Old Kanpur is also located here. North Kanpur can be easily accessed via road, and rail. Its proximity to the river Ganges makes it easily accessible. The Mall road acts as the life line of the city.

Educational Institutes

It hosts several educational institutions, 1. National Sugar Institute 2. The world famous technoloical institute IIT Kanpur campus 3. The Kanpur University 4. Chandrashekhar Azad University for Agriculture 5. Christ Church College 6. Methodist High School

and numerous other institutions of the National and International repute.

Connectivity

Close up view of Landmark Hotel at North Kanpur

This zone has one of the largest vegetable markets in the city due its proximity to the rural areas and nearby districts of western Uttar Pradesh. The suburb lies on the historic Grand Trunk Road commonly known as G.T.Road towards Delhi which is situated 415 km away. The Kanpur-Kasganj-Aligarh-Bhiwani Railway line runs just parallel to the G.T.Road in Kalyanpur.

The suburb is well connected with rest of the city by road as well as railways.The industrial area of Panki lies 5 km south of Kalyanpur and is well connected with Kalyanpur.

The pilgrimage village of Bithoor, 12 km away, connects to the GT road here. Bithoor is connected with Kalyanpur with 2 roads. Formerly the Metre gauge line ran through Kalyanpur and was connected to Brahmavarta Station in Bithoor. But due to conversion of the metre gauge railway line to broad gauge line under Unigauge the railway route to Bithoor was subsequently closed and the Brahvarta station now remains deserted. There were vital demands from the public to restart the railway route connecting Kanpur Central railway station to Brahmavarta,Bithoor though the matter remains reserved. The Government is planning new townships in Kalyanpur suburb and many real estates are coming up in the suburb.

Civic Administration

North Kanpur has a Supritendent of Police and many Police Stations with Police Headquarters.

Education

The world famous IIT is situated in North Kanpur.It also has Kanpur University, Chandrashekhar Azad Agriculture University and many colleges like Christ Church College, DPS, DAV College, Dr Virendra Swaroop College, Halim Muslim Degree College etc.

Financial Sector

North Kanpur is a financial sector of UP as it contains Marchant's chamber of Uttar Pradesh and UP Stock Exchange.Many Residential and commercial buildings are situated here. Prestigious Regional offices of Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India, LIC & Standard Chartered bank etc are located here.

Places of Interest

• Gora Graveyard
• Bithoor
• Moti Jheel
• Allen Forest Zoo
• Shri Radhakrishnan Temple (JK Temple)
• Malls and Shopping Complexes
• Green Park Stadium
• Navin Market
• Jama Masjid (Patkapur)
• Panki Industrial City
• Kanpur Sanghralay(Museum)

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