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Kanpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh.

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Kanpur a major industrial and commercial city located on the banks of the River Ganges. It has an area of over 1000 km² and had a population of around 2.7 million in the 1991 census. Kanpur is home to several educational institutions, including CSJM University, one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), University Institute of Engineering and Technology, GSVM Medical College and Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology (AITH).

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By Rail Being located on the national corridor of railways the city of Kanpur is well connected with the rest of India by rail services. eg. Shadabti express from Delhi to Kanpur

By Air Monday to Saturday : If flying from Delhi, you can take Air India (fomerly Indian Airlines) flight no. IC 7801 to Kanpur. If flying from any other city, you can take an Air India (fomerly Indian Airlines) flight to Delhi (get your luggage checked through to avoid confusion - Air India offers the service), and then take Air India flight number IC 7801 from Delhi to Kanpur. Sunday : You may take a flight to to Lucknow and then deive to Kanpur (1hr drive). If there is no direct flight to Lucknow, you may take a flight to New Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai and then a flight to Lucknow and then drive to Kanpur.

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The public transport system in Kanpur is not really great. You can travel using auto rickshaw, cycle rickshaw, or the tempo called Vikram. Vikram is the cheapest mode of transport but a pain to travel. However, Vikram drivers have a fixed rate for point-to-point travels. The quality of auto rickshaws in Kanpur is also pathetic and there is not fixed rate or meter system. You have to bargain with the driver. Similarly, with cycle rickshaws there is no standard or norm for the price. A bus service is also there but it is still not very popular.

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'Shri Radha Krisha Temple' Popularly known as JK Temple, this is a wonderful piece of architecture and art and you must see this monument if you visit Kanpur. The Temple has statues of Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, Lord Hanuman, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Rama. The temple is located in the heart of the city near Gumti no. 5 and Pandav Nagar. The illuminated towers of the temple can be seen from quite a distance at night. On Sundays, it is usually very crowded at summers as people try to get some relief from the high temperatures in the greenery and openness of the Temple premises

Allen Forest Zoo:- Biggest park in Kanpur City. This is the second best zoo in UP. Greenery and vastness of the zoo will capture any visitors attention.

Gautam Buddha Park:- This is the latest addition to Kanpur city. It is situated on the way to IIT Campus. With its huge area and greenery, it makes a good weekend picnic spot.

Bithoor:- This is a popular getaway from Kanpur. Situated around 25 km from Kanpur city, this is a riverside of Holy Ganges river. Do take a boat ride across the river. There are no active lifeguards at this place so be cautious about swimming.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur www.iitk.ac.in The IIT campus is on the eastern side of the Kanpur and is an isolated place with greenery and calm environment.

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walk in d morning at motijheel.... watch movies at rave 3 or d new malls right now kanpur has 3 malls... check out the market of naveen market, ppn market, mall road, arya nagar , swaroop nagar, tilak nagar, gumti no 5

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Kanpur was once called the Manchester of the East,and was famous for Textile Mills, Ordnance Factories, Leather Tanneries, due to labour unrest and government policies many large textile mills have closed down, however Kanpur is still one of the most important industrial & trade center in North India.

New industries like detergent, saddlary. food processing, pan masala, tea packaging, leather processing & goods have developed in the city.

UPSIDC has setup a Software Technology Park (STPI) which has provided a place to incubate many new software & outsourcing firms in the city.

BPO & KPO sectors are also in the offing with entrepreneurial efforts from city's technocrats. Medical Transcription, Software Development, Call Center.

Rajiv Rungta & Amit Agrawal both alumni of IIT Kanpur have promoted an Engineering Process Outsourcing (EPO) A R Digitech

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Leather Goods on Meston Raod (Bada Chauraha) Clothes at Gumti no. 5, Naveen Market, P. Road Utensils, Sarees, Bangles and lot of other stuff at reasonable rates at Sisamau

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Big FM: 92.7 MHz

Radio Mirchi: 98.3 MHz

SFM: 93.5 Mhz

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Kanpur is a great place for “chat” lover’s, city is planked with chat shops serving pani puri, allu tikki, dahai chat etc., famous for mouth watering sweets. For a range of multi cuisine restaurants vist The Mall & Swaroop Nagar , restaurants open to 11:00 PM. check out Aromas in Swaroop Nagar for some awesome burgers.Try the mushroom burger if you're the adventurous kind; you won't be disappointed.

Among the famous sweets in Kanpur are Rasgolla from Ghosh Misthan Bhandar (80 feet road), Petha from Agra Sweets (Gumti) and Peda of Ram Misthan Bhandar, Sisamau.

Thaggu ke Ladu This is a small shop next to Somdutt Plaza. Specialty of this shop are ladoo's(Balls of dried milk) and icecream. Although high in calories, ladoos are very delicious.

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There is a famous tea vendor at Motijheel chauraha (crossing) who sells only tea and there are always flocks of people waiting to have his tea, specially at Morning. You can also try the pubs at Landmark Hotel or the new malls.

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Landmark Hotel d only 5 star here though u may also try out the hotels on mall road,G.T road near gumti no 5

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