Kanpur District (Kanpur Nagar District) is one of the
districts of the
Uttar Pradesh state of
India. It is a part of
Kanpur division and its district headquarters is
Kanpur.The old name of kanpur was Kanakpur in age of Ramayana. Due to increase in population of
Kanpur District, for proper administration it has been divided into two. The term
Kanpur refers to the combination of
Kanpur Nagar District and
Kanpur Dehat District. This article explains Kanpur Nagar District.