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Kanpur AI Report

Date: February 17, 2026

Kanpur city, located in Uttar Pradesh, has 2.2% of the state's population. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Kanpur Sangrahalaya. The city has an airport named Ganesh Shanker Vidhyarthi Airport, located 6 Km away.

Kanpur is the 12th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Kanpur Nagar District in Uttar Pradesh State. Kanpur Nagar District is ranked 47th in population and 410th in area across India.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kanpur is the 2nd highest ranked in City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)   . This indicates higher facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

Kanpur is the 3rd highest ranked in # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

The average City (DHQ) Pop 2025   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 354775. Kanpur is the 12th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This implies that this city has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)
# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)
City (DHQ) Pop 2025 City (DHQ) Pop 2025

Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)
Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)
Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023

Kanpur is the 652nd worst ranked in Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kanpur is the 639th worst ranked in Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)   . This implies that financial activities in this district are less compared to other districts.

Kanpur is the 598th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies low private sector growth.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Bengali   :   11,760
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   1,143
  • 3. Santali   :   122

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 0

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
2,765,348
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
12th
District
Area (km2)  
:
3,156
District
Area (Rank)
:
410th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 10
No. of Villages  
in District
: 1,003