Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

kanpur railway station
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Kanpur (Cawnpore during the British rule), was the most important industrial center of North India. Kanpur is located on the banks of Ganga. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is the most well known educational institution of the city.

Kanpur was taken over by the British in 1801 and it became one of the most important military centers of British India.