Located on the banks of the river Ganges, Kanpur stands as one of North India 's major industrial centres with its own historical, religious and commercial importance. Although Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh , Kanpur is the largest city in the state and a major centre of commercial and industrial activities. The best time to visit this city is between the months of October and March.Today besides being the base for many big and small scale industrial units, Kanpur is also an important education centre with institutions like IIT, Agricultural college, GSVM Medical college etc located here.For those interested in shopping, Kanpur is well known for its leather goods. The main shopping areas are - the mall, birhana road, naveen market, meston road, PPN market etc. |