Kanpur City Map Poster

About Kanpur

Kanpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The city lies on the southern bank of the Ganges, and its northern part lies in the doab between two confluent rivers, namely Ganga and Yamuna. Kanpur Central Jail is also located here. India census, Kanpur had a population of 2,743,977 with 1.2 million males (51%) and 1.5 million females (49%). The literacy rate was 80%. Male literacy was 85% while female literacy rate was 76%. 11% population were under 6 years old which makes it one of youngest cities in India as well as world's youngest capital city according to 2011 Census data released by Govt Of India(2011). The sex ratio for children aged 0–6 years was 899 girls per 1000 boys against national average 914 girls per 1000 boys indicating a major problem for survival among girl child born here due to gender discrimination prevalent in society especially when it comes to giving birth & raising daughters compared with sons..