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Kanpur ( ; formerly Cawnpore; is the 12th most populous city in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kanpur Nagar district and Kanpur division. It is the second largest industrial town in north India, following Delhi.
The name is believed to have derived from Karnapur (meaning "town of Karna", one of the heroes of the Mahabharata). Another theory is that it came from the nearby town of Makanpur, earlier known as Khairabad, where the Sufi saint of the Madariya Sufi order, Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar, settled.
Kanpur Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.
Kanpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kanpur (or Kanapura) may also refer to:
- Kanpura, Rajasthan
- Kanapura, Karnataka
- Kanapuram, Andhra Pradesh, a village in Warangal district
Kanpur Division Graduates Constituency is one of 100 Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh. This constituency covers Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat and Unnao district.
Usage examples of "kanpur".
All six of my 1967 list are included, and the cities of Bangalore and Kanpur are included in addition.