# Kanpur, Haora (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Haora, West Bengal 

# Kanpur

Kanpur is a town in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,069 people** in 1,312 households. Literacy was 82.2%.

- 6,069people (2011)
- 1,312households
- 82.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kanpur

■ Kanpur · ■ Haora urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**960

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.4%

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, 78 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanpur · ■ Haora urban average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**26%

Use banking services ****42%**

**62%

Television ****48%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**76%

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)6,069
- Change0.0× (-100%)

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

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,197 (53%) · **■** Household industry 100 (4%) · **■** Farming 418 (18%) · **■** Marginal 550 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kanpur

- Banks1 in Kanpur
- ATMs1 in Kanpur
- Restaurants1 in Kanpur

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanpur?6,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpur in?Haora district, West Bengal