| Kanpur Nagar district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Uttar Pradesh |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Kanpur |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanpur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Kanpur |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Kanpur, Bilhaur, Ghatampur, |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,155 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 4,581,268 |
| Population Urban: | 3015645 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 70.78% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | 1. Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Kidwai Nagar, Cantt., Sishamau, Arya Nagar, Govindnagar2. Misrikh (Lok Sabha constituency)- Bilhaur3. Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Ghatampur, Kalyanpur, Maharajpur, Bithoor |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 1. Sishamau 2. Arya Nagar 3. Kidwai Nagar 4. Govind Nagar 5. Kanpur Cantonment 6. Bithoor 7. Kalyanpur 8. Maharajpur 9. Ghatampur 10. Bilhaur |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH 2 |
Kanpur Nagar district, meaning Urban Kanpur 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. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.
According to the 2011 census Kanpur Nagar district has a population of 4,581,268,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Costa Rica[2] or the US state of Louisiana.[3] This gives it a ranking of 32nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 1449PD/sqkm .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.72%.[1] Kanpur Nagar has a sex ratio of 852 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 81.31%. 65.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 17.83% of the population.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.43% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language), 5.76% Urdu and 0.79% Punjabi as their first language.[4]
| width=5% | Rank | Metropolitan Area | Area (km sq.) | Population (2011) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 450 | 2,768,057 | Includes Kanpur Cantonment and Chakeri | ||
| 2 | 50 | 108,534 | |||
| 3 | 20 | 15,463 | |||
| 4 | 15 | 20,916 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 40,623 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 20,493 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 7,526 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 11,300 | |||
| 9 | 5 | 10,785 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 11,948 |