Whether it is suspected to be associated with the King Hindusi of the realty of the origin of the city, or belonging to the heroic Karna of Mahabharata period, it is so certified that in the last phase of the reign of Awadh, this city is situated in old Kanpur, Patkapura, Kuraswam, Juhi and Seemamau villages.
It was made by meeting. With the neighboring state the rule of this town remained in the hands of the rulers of Kannauj and Kalpi and later the rulers of the Muslim rulers. Kanpur has its own one airport, Chakery Airport. Kanpur Central Railway Station is connected to various parts of the country through many trains. Kanpur is connected to the main road from the major cities of the country. Home About District.
It has registered an increase of over five times from 1,97, in to 9,71, in in the course of six decades. This is mainly due to its most central location in the state. Kanpur has benefited from its fertile agricultural hinterland of the Upper Ganga Valley and Bundelkhand plateau, the available developed links of transportation and the stimulant of World War-2 with its industrial demand. In this city, in spite of a low percentage of irrigated area, the density is high and that is obviously due to great industrial Concentration.
Upto the 1st half of the 18th century Kanpur continued to survive as an insignificant village. Its fate, however, took a new turn soon after. It was probably at this time that strategic importance of the site of Kanpur was realized by the British. European businessmen had by this time gradually started establishing themselves in Kanpur.
This forms a turning point in the history of Kanpur. Soon Kanpur became one of the most important military station of British India. It was declared a district on 24th March It was Cawnpore that came to symbolize the horror of the mutiny for the British and without doubt what transpired there in the summer of was a major factor in the thirst for vengeance which seemed to drive the British troops as they fought to reverse the mutineers initial successes.
Till the end of the mutiny, British troops going forward with the bayonet shouted "Cawnpore! After , the development of Kanpur was even more phenomenal. The first cotton textile mill, the Elgin Mills were started in and Muir Mills in Apart from playing a stellar role in the development of the country as a whole, Kanpur has also been instrumental in making an unforgettable contribution to the Indian freedom struggle.
The city which once was termed as Manchester of India for its matured cotton industry.
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