Kanpur

Understand

Kanpur is a major industrial and commercial city on the banks of the River Ganges. It has an area of over 400 km² and had a population of around 2.7 million in the 2011 census. Kanpur is home to several educational institutions, including an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Kanpur), CSJM University, Harcourt Butler Technological University (HBTU), University Institute of Engineering and Technology, GSVM Medical College and Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology (AITH).

See

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Buy

Kanpur is famous for leather goods. The main shopping centres in the city are; The Mall, Birhana Road, Gumti No. 5, Parade, Naveen Market, Meston road and P.P.N. Market. The city centre also offers the shopper a delightful array of State Emporia, viz. UPICA, UP Handloom Emporium, The Mall; Phulkari, Punjab Emporium and Manjusha, Bengal Emporium, The Mall. Check out the market of Naveen market, ppn market, mall road, Arya Nagar, Swaroop Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Gumti no 5 Check out Lalityam Sarees to buy beautiful Sarees, which is the national dress of India. Check out the value for money clothes specially for ladies you will get in Beconganj area, This place is a hub for all the hand embroidered High, Medium and value for Money works ,Good Boutiques Like Khanam's are in the Vicinity. Leather Goods on Meston Rd (Bada Chauraha). Meston road is also good for all other day-to-day items. Clothes at Gumti no. 5, Naveen Market, P. Road. Also find wholesale markets at Navghada, General Gunj Utensils, Sarees, Bangles and lot of other stuff at reasonable rates at Sisamau. Utensils can also be found at Hatiya. Christ Church College

Eat

Kanpur is a great place for Chat lovers, the city is planked with chat shops serving pani puri, allu tikki, dahai chat, etc.

A popular food junction is the lane at Arya Nagar, with eateries serving everything from chat, South Indian, biryani, egg rolls, burgers, chats to ice creams.

For a range of multi cuisine restaurants visit The Mall, Naveen Market, Civil Lines, Sarvodaya Nagar (Moti Rave) and Swaroop Nagar, restaurants open to 11PM. Check out Aromas in Swaroop Nagar for some awesome burgers. Try the mushroom burger if you are the adventurous kind, you will not be disappointed.

No meal in Kanpur can be completed without eating paan, hence, if you are near Cantt, the mall road, near Phool Bagh gives you excellent paan options, or may just drive till Birhana road and grab a paan there. Around the other side however, the lane near Halet, is a haven of paan vendors. With alternating medicine and CT scan clinics, the paans here are the best in the city. The paan shops are open comfortably till 2AM. Perfect reason to go out on a drive.

Drink

Mufarra is a red drink which you can drink in summer for getting relief from the heat. This is easily available in shops.

Sleep

There are a number of hotels on Mall Road and G.T Road.

Go next

— about 200 km from Kanpur, it is a town of religious, cultural, historical and archaeological importance, situated in the Bundelkhand region — about 210 km from Kanpur, this city is noted for the Fort of Jhansi (Jhansi Fort) — about 217 km from Kanpur, this town is famous for groups of Hindu and Jain temples. These temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site — about 240 km, the medieval city of Orchha seems to have been frozen in time with many of its palaces and temples retaining their original grandeur to this day — also a Tiger Reserve as tigers reintroduced in the early 2010s. Besides the tiger, the sloth bear and sambhar, Panna National Park is home to many species of birds