# Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) – City Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ City · Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh # Kanpur Kanpur is a city in Kanpur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh (cantonment board). The 2011 Census counted **108,534 people** in 20,553 households. Literacy was 78.7%. - 108,534people (2011) - 20,553households - 78.7%literacy - 8census wards ## Population of Kanpur ■ Kanpur · ■ Kanpur Nagar urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854** **859 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **865 Working population ****33.6%** **33.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kanpur Of every 100 households in Kanpur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kanpur · ■ Kanpur Nagar urban average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****76%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **8% Tap water ****70%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **75% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **16% Use banking services ****66%** **73% Television ****80%** **77% Mobile phone ****70%** **74% Computer with internet ****6%** **6% Two-wheeler ****34%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****51%** **65% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kanpur in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Kanpur as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > CAWNPORE, or Kanpur, a city and district of British India in the Allahabad division of the United Provinces. The city is situated on the south bank of the Ganges, 40 m. south-west of Lucknow, and formed from early times a frontier outpost of the people of Oudh and Bengal against their northern neighbours. Clive selected it, on account of its commanding position, as the cantonment for the brigade of troops lent him by the nawab of Oudh. In 1801, when the Ceded Provinces were acquired by the East India Company, it became the chief British frontier station. But by the time of the Mutiny the frontier had left it behind, and it was denuded of troops. Now it is chiefly known as the junction of four railways, the East Indian, Oudh & Rohilkand, Rajputana and Indian Midland, and as a great emporium for harness, shoes and other leather-work. In 1901 the population was 197,170, showing an increase of 4% in the decade. In 1903 the city was devastated by an epidemic of plague. The name of Cawnpore is indelibly connected with the blackest episode in the history of the Indian Mutiny—the massacre here in July 1857 of hundreds of women and children by the Nana Sahib. - Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)1,258,868 - Population in 2011 (Census)108,534 - Change0.1× (-91%) Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## What people in Kanpur work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 26,833 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2,244 (6%) · **■** Farming 584 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6,764 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Kanpur changed? From 24,566 in 1931 to 108,534 in 2011. **1931 **1941 **1951 **1961 **1971 **1981 **1991 **2001 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kanpur in numbers and road distances - Annual rainfall868 mm - Temperature range6 °C to 46 °C ### Road distances - Lucknow (state capital)80 km by road - Kanpur Nagar (district HQ)3 km by road - Kanpur Nagar (city of 1 lakh+)3 km by road - Kanpur Nagar (city of 5 lakh+)3 km by road - Kanpur Nagar (railway station)2 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Kanpur ### Civic services - Pucca roads32 km - DrainageOpen and closed drains - Flush toilets1,100 - Water storage5,780 kl - Fire serviceIn town - Electricity — homes20,500 ### Hospitals - ●Allopathic hospitals3 · 80 beds · 16 doctors - ●Dispensaries2 · 10 beds · 5 doctors - ●Nursing homes2 · 8 beds · 4 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools7 govt · 20 private - ●Senior secondary schools6 govt · 8 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks9 **Main manufactured goods:** carpet weaving, canvas shoe and sweet. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kanpur ward list (2011) Ward (2011) People Households [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-1/) 16,729 3,214 [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-2/) 14,065 2,801 [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-3/) 10,550 1,993 [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-4/) 13,169 2,248 [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-5/) 14,407 2,776 [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-6/) 15,822 2,918 [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-7/) 11,395 2,198 [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur-801006/ward-8/) 12,397 2,405 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kanpur?108,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanpur in?Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh - What was the population of Kanpur in 1931?24,566 - How many wards does Kanpur have?8 census wards (2011)