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City Overview :

Kanpur, the city situated near the banks of river Ganga is an industrial hub of Uttar Pradesh which is famous for leather and textile goods.
Kanpur is one of the biggest exporter and producer of leather and textile manufacturing goods and they are produced here in bulk. Kanpur is also renowned for the fertilizer, chemicals, automobile industry, tobacco and pan masala, hosiery and cotton, soaps and engineering industries are also functioning in the city.

Fast Facts :

Languages :

Hindi, Urdu, English are most commonly spoken.

Climate :

Summer :

Hot and Humid, Temperature - 20ºC To 45ºC

Mansoon :

Moderate Rainfall Annual - 700 mm.

Winter :

Pleasant, cool at night Temperature - 4ºC To 25ºC.

What to See :

There are many attractive places which can be found here and some of them are The Kanpur Memorial Church and the magnificent Shri Radhakrishna Temple (J.K. Temple), Jain Glass Temple and Dwarka Dhish Temple, adventurous Allen Forest Zoo, fascinating Phool Bagh and Nana Rao Park.

Getting There :

By Air:

Chakeri airport is the city's airport operated and controlled by the airports authority of India and is situated about 13kms from the heart or center of the city. Major airlines like Air India, indigo airlines, Jet airways serve flights here to cities like Ahmedabad, New Delhi. Allahabad, Mumbai etc.

By Rail:

Kanpur is also connected by railways and serves trains to all the major and big stations and cities of the country by express, passenger and super-fast trains. Some of the major trains are Shatabdi Express, Neelanchal Express, Udyan Abha Toofan Express, Rajdhani Express, and Gomti Express.

By Road:

Kanpur has got connectivity by road also and to fasten the journey Kanpur is connected by road from all the major cities. You can find a central bus station just near the railway station. For local transportation in the city there are taxis and auto rickshaws available along with city buses which are very cheap and comfortable.

Where to Stay :

Kanpur has got a wide variety of accommodation places and the hotels of all ranges are available. From budgeted hotels to luxury hotels and also cheap hotels can be easily available and hotels also provide discounted rates and holiday packages. For budget conscious people economy class hotels are available with all basic facilities to make your trip comfortable. Kanpur hotels...