Kanpur pronunciation (helpinfo) (Hindi: , Urdu: ), spelt as Cawnpore before 1948, is the twelfth-most populous city in India and second largest within the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city of India in area and the third-most populous city of the Hindi-speaking belt, after Delhi and Lucknow . It is one of the oldest industrial townships of North India. It is one of the oldest industrial townships of North India. It has a metropolitan area of over 1,640 square kilometres (630sqmi) and a city area of around 829km with an approximate population of 2.7 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area while the City Population is about 2.7 million. The status of the city was upgraded when it was included in the "Counter Magnets" of National Capital Region (NCR). Kanpur is believed to have been founded by members of the Chandela dynasty from the state of Sachendi. The city's name is believed to derive from Kanhiyapur (from the Hindi meaning "town of Kanhaiya"...
