West Kanpur

West Kanpur
—  Metropolitan City  —
IIT Kanpur Faculty Building in Kalianpur
West Kanpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.371165°N 80.112300°E / 26.371165; 80.112300
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur
Government
• Body	Kanpur Municipal Corporation (West Zone)
Area
• Total	400 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,184,386
• Density	8,426/km2 (21,820/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	208 XXX
Vehicle registration	UP-78
Nearest city	Kanpur
Literacy	80%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kalianpur, Arya Nagar, Bithoor
Civic agency	Kanpur Municipal Corporation (West Zone)

West Kanpur is a suburb in Kanpur, India, situated about 15 km from Kanpur on the NH 91 to Kannauj.The population was 11,84,386 as of the 2001 census.It has 80% of literacy and is 15 km from Kanpur Downtown.It also Comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Region

Local Government

West Kanpur Municipality is the local government.As it is a biggest city in Kanpur Western Area it is a Suburb.Police Commissioner is the main head of the local government of West Kanpur.

Travel

By Road The main NH (NH 91) passes through West Kanpur.There is also a bus station in Rawatpur.

Local Transport

West Kanpur has a UPSRTC City Busess of Kanpur which have routes from.

By Rail

West Kanpur has a many railway stations .

By Air

IIT Kanpur Airport is nearest airport.

Tourist attractions

• Parks
• Cinema Halls
• Shopping Malls
• Markets

Sub-Metro Regions

• Kalianpur Sub Metropolitan Region
• Panki Sub Metropolitan Region
• Mandhana Sub Metropolitan Region
• Chobepur Sub Metropolitan Region
• Bithur Sub Metropolitan Region
• Armapore Sub Metropolitan Region

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