Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Kanpur - Industrial City

Kanpur
It is the biggest city in Uttar Pradesh State.It is mainly known as Industrial City. Kanpur has a National Highway i.e NH2 and NH25. It also has a railway line from Delhi to Howrah. The airport of Kanpur is located 70kms away from the main city i.e. Amausi (Lucknow) airport and Chakeri (Ahirwan) airport.

Kanpur was the most important Militery station of British India. Geographically, It has a area of 1040 sq.mt. With altitude of 126 mt. Here the summers are very hot as the people usually use cotton clothes and winter is also too cool therefore uses woolen clothes. This is the only state of India where Hindi and English are spoken the most.


Historical Personalities From Kanpur:
1. Manarao Peshva
2. Tatya Tope
3. Sardar Bhagat Singh
4. Chandra Shekhar Azad

Educational Institutes And Newspaper Offices In Kanpur

Institutes In Kanpur:
1. Indian Institute of Technology – from 1959
2. Harcourt Butler Technology Institute – from 1920
3. Chandra Shekhar Azad Agricultural University.
4. PPN Degree College
5. Christ Church College
6. DAV College
7. DBJ College
8. Girls Degree College
9. Sen Girls Degree College
10. Chacha Nehru Inter College


Newspaper Offices In Kanpur:
1. Amar Ujala
2. Dainik Jagran
3. Pioneer
4. Swatantra Bharat

Luxury Hotels In Kanpur

Hotels In Kanpur:
1. Hotel Landmark
2. Megdoot Hotel
3. Sarvodaya Plaza
4. Hotel Meera In
5. Greet Hotel
6. Hotel Gaurav
7. Hotel Deep Mayur
8. Hotel Swagat
9. Hotel Holiday Inn
10. Ananya Guest House
11. Hotel Aryawat
12. Hotel Ashoka
13. Hotel Basera
14. Hotel Bliss
15. Hotel Deep
16. Hotel Gem
17. Hotel Mahadev Residency
18. Hotel Natraj
19. Rahi Motel,Tatyaganj
20. Rahi Motel ,Fatehpur
21. Priya Darshani Motel, Nawabab

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Interesting Places In And Around Kanpur

Important Places:
Allen Forest Zoo:
The most visited zoo park in Uttar Pradesh.
Indian Institue Of Technology:
The institute is 16kms away from Kanpur Railway station.
Jajmau:
It is one of the most important attraction place in Kanpur.
Kanpur Memorial Church:
This church as build in the year 1875.

Other Places:
1. Shri Radha-Krishna Temple
2. Jain Glass Temple
3. Kamla Retreat
4. Pool Bagh
5. Nana Rao Park
6. Dwarica Dish Temple

How To Visit Kanpur

By Air:
The airport of Amausi(Lucknow) is 70kms away from Kanpur city.
Important Airlines:
1. Jet Airways
2. Sahara Airways
3. King Fisher Airlines
4. Indian Airlines

By Train:
Kanpur railway station is connected by the express trains in India.
Important Trains:
1. Lucknow Shatabdi Express
2. Kolkatta Rajdhani Express
3. Patna Rajdhani Express

By Road:
The Grand Trunt Road connects Kanpur to other Indian states. The route of Kolkatta to New Delhi is well connected to Kanpur city.

Kanpur cityis very hot in the summer season. The temperature varies from 40 C to 45 C. Winter season is the best time for visiting Kanpur.