Kanpur is the largest city of Uttar Pradesh.It is located to the southwest of Lucknow, on the banks of the eternal Ganga. Kanpur is regarded as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, religious and commercial importance.King Hindu Singh of Sachendi laid the foundation of this city.Kanpur was originally called ‘Cawnpur’. It extends upto an area of 260 sq km.Kanpur is one of major commercial and industrial centre.It is also regarded as one of an important educational centre,as institutions like Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Agricultural College, Indian Institute of Technology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, National Sugar Institute and Government Textile Institute are located here.

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