South Kanpur district is one of the districts

Districts of Uttar Pradesh

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh borders with Nepal and the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttarakhand and National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Himalayas lies in the north of the state and the Deccan Plateau is at the south...

 of the Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 state

States and territories of India

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 of India

India

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. It is a part of Kanpur division

Kanpur Division

Kanpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Kanpur is the administrative headquarters of the division...

 and its district headquarters is South Kanpur

South Kanpur

South Kanpur is a section of Kanpur, India. It includes the localities of Jajmau, Lal Bangla, Golpark, Chakeri, Govind Nagar, Kanpur Cantonment, Govindpuri, Jajmau Industrial Area, Defence Colony, Gaushala, JK Colony, HAL, Highway City, Krishna Nagar, Shyam Nagar, Yashoda Nagar, Mirpur, Golagahat,...

. Due to increase in population of South Kanpur District, for proper administration it has been divided into two. The term South Kanpur

South Kanpur

South Kanpur is a section of Kanpur, India. It includes the localities of Jajmau, Lal Bangla, Golpark, Chakeri, Govind Nagar, Kanpur Cantonment, Govindpuri, Jajmau Industrial Area, Defence Colony, Gaushala, JK Colony, HAL, Highway City, Krishna Nagar, Shyam Nagar, Yashoda Nagar, Mirpur, Golagahat,...

 refers to the combination of Ghatampur and Daksin Kanpur Tehsils. This article explains South Kanpur District.

South Kanpur Urban District

Important towns of South Kanpur city are:

• South West Kanpur - Bidhnu
  Bidhnu
  Bidhnu is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Bidhnu is a Development Block in Kanpur nagar tehsil.-Geography:Bidhnu is located at . It has an average elevation of 123 meters ....
  
  , Ramaipur
  Ramaipur
  Ramaipur is a small village in district of Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The village is located on the link road which connects Chauri Bazar at Varanasi-Bhadohi road to Maharazganj Bazar on Varanasi-Allahabad road. The nearest railway station is parasipur railway station on the...
  
  , Sachendi
  Sachendi
  Sachendi is a suburb in Kanpur, India, situated about 10 km from Kanpur on the NH 2 to Delhi.The population was 1500 as of the 2001 census.It has 70% of literacy and is 5 km from Panki,a Kanpur suburb.It also Comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Region...
  
  , Naubasta
  Naubasta
  Naubasta is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,160 and had 1663 houses in the town.-Government:...
  
  , Kidwai Nagar, Shyam Nagar, Yashoda Nagar, Gandhigram
  Gandhigram
  Gandhigram is a census town in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Gandhigram had a population of 10,666. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhigram has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...
  
  , Barra
  Barra
  The island of Barra is a predominantly Gaelic-speaking island, and apart from the adjacent island of Vatersay, to which it is connected by a causeway, is the southernmost inhabited island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.-Geography:The 2001 census showed that the resident population was 1,078...
  
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• South East Kanpur - Chakeri
  Chakeri
  Chakeri is a census town in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Chakeri had a population of 8580. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Chakeri has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with...
  
  , Govind Nagar
  Govind Nagar
  Govind Nagar is a southern neighbourhood of Kanpur named after Govind Vallabh Pant as he inaugurated this locality. It was the largest Vidhan Sabha constituency in Asia until Kidwai Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency was formed....
  
  , Jajmau
  Jajmau
  Jajmau is a city near Kanpur, India. It is situated on the banks of the Ganges River . Jajmau is an industrial suburb. It is believed as the oldest inhabited place in the region. The main industry is the leather industry. It is home to some of the Biggest Leather tanneries in Northern India...
  
  , Kanpur Cantonment
  Kanpur Cantonment
  Kanpur Cantonment is largest cantonment in India which is military cantonment in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India,The Kanpur Cantonment was established in the year 1811 and is situated on the right bank of river Ganges and is bound by Kanpur city area on the remaining three sides. The area of the...
  
  , Mirpur
  Mirpur
  Mirpur is one of the seventh districts of Pakistani administered Azad Kashmir and was formerly part of the Kashmir and Jammu . Since Mirpur adjoins the northern plains of the Punjab, the climate is quite hot during the summer times. The city itself has gone through a process of modernization while...
  
  ,Jajmau Extend (across ganges river).

South Kanpur Rural

Important towns of South Kanpur Rural are:

Binaur

Binaur

Binaur is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Transport:Binaur is well connected by rail and road.Binaur Railway Station is on the railway line connecting Jhansi with Kanpur....

Kursauli

Kursauli

Kursauli, also spelled Kursoli or Kursaoli, is a large village in Uttar Pradesh on the Lower Ganga Canal.It is about 3 km from Mandhana on the GT road, and about 7 km from IIT Kanpur along...

, Patara

Patara, Kanpur

Patara is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Patara is a Development Block in Ghatanpur tehsil....

, Sarh

Sarh, Kanpur

Sarh is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Sarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 123 meters ....

, Tilsahri

Tilsahri

Tilsahri is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Nearby towns include Narwal and Maharajpur, 10 km north and 7 km west respectively.-Geography:...

, Sarsaul

Sarsaul

BSarsaul is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Sarsaul is a Development Block in Kanpur nagar tehsil.Sarsaul is well connected by road....

, Sajeti, Chatuikhera, Narwal, Bhimsen

Bhimsen, Kanpur

Bhimsen is a town in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.- Geography :Bhimsen is located at . It has an average elevation of 125 meters...

, Karbigwan

Karbigwan

Karbigwan is a town located in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India, about south of Kanpur, the district's largest city....

, Bhitargaon

Bhitargaon

Bhitargaon is a town in Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its ancient Hindu temple.-Bhitargaon Temple:The Bhitargaon Temple is a terraced brick building fronted with a terracotta panel...

, Ghatampur

Ghatampur

Ghatampur is a city and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the taluk of the same name....

Literacy

With a literacy rate of 70.3 per cent, South Kanpur district has the highest literacy rate amongst the districts of Uttar Pradesh.