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Kanpur Division

Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh
कानपुर विभाग کانپور محکمہ
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Location of Kanpur division in Uttar Pradesh
Districts 1. Kanpur Dehat, 2. Kanpur Nagar, 3. Auraiya, 4. Kannauj, 5. Farrukhabad, 6. Etawah
Area 14,810 km2 (5,720 sq mi)
Population 12,861,159 (2011 est.)

Kanpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Kanpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of districts of:

Kanpur division was earlier part of the Allahabad division. In the year, 2000, the Mayawati government did a major reshuffle of the Allahabad division, and a separate Kanpur division was created.

The Kanpur district itself was bifurcated into Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar. Kanpur Dehat was renamed as Ramabai Nagar, after the name of Ramabai (1896-1935), the wife of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. It is famous that the secret of success in life of B.R. Ambedkar was his wife Ramabai. In 2012 the name was changed back to Kanpur Dehat.

Coordinates: 26°28′12″N 80°19′48″E / 26.47000°N 80.33000°E / 26.47000; 80.33000


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