Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh
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Location of Kanpur division in Uttar Pradesh |
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1. Kanpur Dehat, 2. Kanpur, 3. Auraiya, 4. Kannauj, 5. Farrukhabad, 6. Etawah |
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58,268 km2 (22,497 sq mi) |
| Population |
53,07,644 |
Kanpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Kanpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of districts of Kanpur Akbarpur(Kanpur Dehat) Etawah Farukhabad Kannauj Auraiya District.
[edit] History of administrative districts in Kanpur Division
Kanpur division was earlier part of the Allahabad division. In the year, 2000, the Mayawati government did a major reshuffle of the Allahabad division, and a separate Kanpur division was created.
The Kanpur district itself was bifurcated into Kanpur and Kanpur dehat, which is now renamed as RamaBai Nagar, on the name of Ramabai(1896-1935),wife of Dr B.R.Ambedkar. It is famous that the Secret of Success in life of B.R.Ambedkar was his Wife Ramabai.
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