Kanpur Metropolitan Area
| Kanpur Metropolitan Area कानपुर महानगरीय क्षेत्र کانپور کے میٹروپولیٹن علاقے | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Area | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Districts |
Kanpur District Kanpur Dehat district Unnao District |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1,506 km2 (581 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,680 km2 (650 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Urban | 2,920,496[1] |
| • Urban density | 7,502/km2 (19,430/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,549,914 |
| • Metro density | 406/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
The Kanpur Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area of Indian metropolis of Kanpur. The metropolitan area border has been assumed by Kanpur Development Authority (KDA)[2] and Unnao-Shuklaganj Development Authority (USDA).[3] The state government declared the city of Kanpur as a metropolitan area on 11 October 1976.[4] The area consists of one municipal corporation, 5 municipalities and 4 Counter Magnets.
History
In 1997-98, total metropolitan region area has increased to 89,131.15 ha (891.3115 km2) out of which 4,743.9 ha (47.439 km2) (5.31%) was non-defined (prohibited area) and rest 29,683 ha (296.83 km2) and 54,704 ha (547.04 km2) (61.39%) was urban and rural area respectively.[5]
Participating Regions
| Area-wise contribution of participating cities/towns in the KMA. | ||
| State | Area in km2 | Population 2011 Census |
|---|---|---|
| Kanpur Region | 450 | 2,920,496 |
| Unnao Region | 250 | 416,229 |
| Akbarpur Region | 150 | 52,349 |
| Sachendi Region | 100 | 34,146 |
| Bithoor NP/Mandhana/Mohammadpur/Singhpur/Khyora | 230 | 20,726 |
| Shivrajpur Region | 200 | 55,536 |
| Maharajpur-Sarsaul Region | 100 | 34,218 |
| Bidhnu-Ramaipur Region | 100 | 16,214 |
| Total | 1680 | 3,549,914 |
Note
- Kanpur Region includes Kanpur Municipal Corporation area, Cantonment Board area, Rawatpur Station Yard, Chakeri, Northern Railway Colony and Armapur Estate
- Unnao Region Includes Unnao Municipal Corporation area, Shuklaganj or Gangaghat Municipality Area, Katri Piper Khera, Majhra Piper Ahtmali and 44 villages under USDA[6][7][8]
- Akbarpur Region includes Akbarpur NP, Jalalpur Nagin, Nagin Jasi, Jainpur, Barah, Banar Ali and Raniyan
- Sachendi Region includes Sachendi urf Chacheri, Bhautipratappur, Bhautikhera, Kataraghannshyam, Dharmangadpur and Pakari
- Bidhnu-Ramaipur region includes Bidhnu, Ramaipur, Neori, Magrasa, Gadhewa Mohasinpur and Afzalpur
- Maharajpur-Sarsaul region include Maharajpur, Sarsaul, Tilsaharibujurg and Hathi Pur
- Shivrajpur region includes Shivrajpur NP, Chobepur, Chak Bhencha, Barrajpur, Pathakpur Shivrajpur, Dubiyana, Bahrampur, Kama, Bhaunathpur, Udaitpur Shivrajpur, Ajauli, Nevada Masaram, Manpur, Shahpur Kama, Shahpur Malha, Govindpur, Sambharpur Misran, Indalpur Shivrajpur, Dedoopur, Mariyani, Jarari, Bhindury, Nonha Narsingh, Nonha Kalan, Chobepur Pankhan, Nathoopur, Meghanipurwa, Malau, Taiyaganj, Amiliha, Devpalpur and Prempur
Cities and Towns
Municipal Corporation
Municipalities
Development Blocks
Counter Magnets
- Etawah-Saifei
- Farrukhabad-Fatehgarh
- Auraiya-Dibiyapur (immense potential to be developed as a major urban area as plants of GAIL, NTPC and other prominent industries are situated here. Plastic City is also proposed. NH 2 section of Kanpur-Agra six lane highway pass from Auraiya and a new rail link between Kanpur and Etawah will pass here. Dibiyapur is already situated on Howrah-Delhi railroad)
- Kannauj
Satellite Towns
- Trans Ganga City
- Mandhana
- New Kanpur City
- Sachendi
- Raniya
- Bhaunti
- Murtuza Nagar
- Barah
- Maharajpur
- Katri Piper Khera
- Ramaipur
References
- ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/535-kanpur-nagar.html
- ↑ http://kdaindia.co.in/
- ↑ http://usda.in/
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=54sbAAAAIAAJ&q=Kanpur+Metropolitan+Area&dq=Kanpur+Metropolitan+Area&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ2Y6J29LNAhVFOo8KHQygBDUQ6AEICjABT
- ↑ http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CDP_Kanpur.pdf
- ↑ http://www.usda.in/master.php
- ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/816-unnao-unnao-uttar-pradesh.html
- ↑ http://www.usda.in/uploadfiles/1426137631Masterplan-2001.pdf
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