Which city is known as the Manchester of Uttar Pradesh?

Kanpur is called the Manchester of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur is the biggest city in Uttar Pradesh, the main commercial and industrial activities center. It is the popular trade circle and contributes to the growth and development of the state.

Kanpur is situated on the important national highways number 2 and 25, state highways, the main Delhi-Howrah railway truck lines, and situated at the bank of the holy river Ganga. Kanpur is also the divisional headquarter of Kanpur commissionery consisting of the following districts:

• Kannauj
• Farrukhabad
• Auraiya
• Etawah
• Kanpur-Dehat
• Kanpur-Nagar

Kanpur is the biggest city and the eighth biggest in Uttar Pradesh and India respectively. It is the most important metropolis in the state. The growth of Kanpur among the big towns of Uttar Pradesh has been phenomenal after Lucknow and Varanasi. 

Kanpur is recognized as industrial city but some industries like Hosiery and textile industry tops the list of the industries. The hosiery products are famous across the country and abroad. Importantly, the district is self-dependent in terms of the raw materials, more than 92% raw material required for the industry is received locally. These industries holds a large segment of employment for the most of the population.

Kanpur is also famous for cotton production, as located centrally in the Ganga basin, there is a good deal of cotton textile industry in Kanpur. Kanpur contains seventeen big cotton-textile mills, therefore, being the biggest center of cotton textile in north India.

Kanpur is also known as the “leather city” of India, owing to the many tanneries in the region. As located on the banks of the holy river Ganga, the city of Kanpur gained great prominence from the eighteenth century. It offers interesting places to visit and things to do around the city. However, the city has much more to offer a traveler visiting the city for a business trip or vacation. 

Sample Questions

Question 1: Name the two important highways connected by road to Kanpur?

Answer:

Kanpur is connected by road with National Highway no. 2 on the Delhi-Agra-Allahabad-Calcutta route and on National Highway no. 25 on the Lucknow-Jhansi-Shivpuri route.

Question 2:  Name the major industries of Kanpur.

Answer:

The hosiery, cotton-textile and the leather industries are the major industries of Manchester city of Uttar Pradesh.

Question 3: How much do Kanpur industries contribute to the economy?

Answer:

 The district contributes 19,000 crore rupees or 4% to the state’ gross domestic product of Rs. 4.6 lakh crore, according to the government data of Uttar Pradesh.