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Kanpur is a large industrial city on the banks of the Ganges River, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. On its northern outskirts, Kanpur Zoological Park features orangutans and tigers. East of the city, along the Ganges, the Massacre Ghat riverside steps were the site of an 1857 massacre during a rebellion against British rule. In the suburb of Jajmau is an ancient mound and archaeological site.
Kanpur is the 11th most populous urban agglomeration in India, largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh, 12th most populous city in India, and the second largest city in the state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. The city is the administrative headquarters of Kanpur Nagar district and Kanpur division.
The name of the city is believed be a variation of Kānh-pur, meaning "town of Kānh or Krishna". Other theories are that the name is derived from Karnapur (meaning "town of Karna", one of the heroes of the Mahabharata), or that it came from the nearby town of Makanpur, earlier known as Khairabad, where the Sufi saint of the Madariya Sufi order, Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar, settled.
Uttar Pradesh state is the populous state of India. The state has a lot to boast of including a rich historical part, several world heritage sites, some of country’s most revered sites of Hindu and Buddhist religion, Kapilvastu, Kushinagar, Agra, Lucknow, Dudwa, Varanasi, Vrindavan, Ayodhya, Deogarh, Jhansi and many more. If you want to absorb the culturally potpourri of this Indian state along with its heritage attractions then opt for Uttar Pradesh Tour Packages by Tour Packages.
