Kanpur is the second largest city and most populous metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India. Kanpur has its metropolitan area of 403.7 sq.km and urban assemblage had a population of 2,920,067 with literacy rate of 83.98% and a sex ratio of 842. The climate here is humid subtropical with dry winter, and is 11th most populous urban agglomeration in India.
The name Kanpur is believed to be variation of Kanh-pur (town of krishna) also have other theories. Educational Institutes in city include largest University that cater urban and rural students. This gives rise to development of properties in Kanpur. The Real estate projects under Property Megamart allows in budget housing. Property in Kanpur currently ranges from a few lakhs to crore (in rupees). Kanpur is a large industrial city located on the banks of Ganges River. Along the Ganga, the Massacre Ghat river-side were the site of 1857 massacre during Sepoy mutiny.
Connectivity: Kanpur is on 5th position to have 3 airports that schedule commercial flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Nearest airport Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow is about 77.1km away. Rail routes connect the major rail head, Kanpur Central to other cities in the state and country where about 300 trains pass daily. 4 National Highways (NH-2, NH-25, NH-86 and NH-91) routes through Kanpur and local roads that connect intra-city. A large number of cotton textile units and vibrant trade center makes Kanpur on of the important city.
