Country India District Kanpur Nagar PIN 208 001 Area 7.21 km² Literacy 85% Nearest city Kanpur | State Uttar Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration UP-78 Elevation 123 m Population 200,000 (2011) | |
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Government body Kanpur Municipal Corporation Restaurants Chand Biryani Corner, New Ajmeri Hotel, Marhoom Haji Sami Ullah, Sami Biryani Corner, Hafis Biryani | ||
Chaman ganj (Hindi: चमन गंज, Urdu: چمن گنج) is a major residential area situated in the heart of Kanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In addition to residences, it also contains shopping complexes, restaurants, hotels, theaters and offices, it also has very old parks like Mohammad Ali Park and Humayun Bagh.
Contents
- Map of Chaman Ganj Colonelganj Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 208001
- History
- Location
- Schools and colleges
- Shops
- Movie theaters
- Junctions
- Demography
- Banks
- In a popular culture
- References
Map of Chaman Ganj, Colonelganj, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208001
History
Chaman Ganj, developed slowly before and after the Independence of India. It has a large residential area with some small Cemeteries but has also many factories in its encompass like, pulses, detergent, oil refinery (small scale), saddlery, chappal and shoe manufacturing units.
Location
Schools and colleges
Shops
Chaman Ganj is a majorly residential area. It houses many general stores, grocery stores, retail shops for leather goods.
Movie theaters
Chaman Ganj also houses Satyam, Roopam, Narain (lies on the border of Chaman Ganj and Becon Ganj) movie theaters which used to be a good source of entertainment to the people of Kanpur in older days but the tremendous demand of Multiplex have affected a lot to them and some of them are even out of entertainment business or have turned to a marriage hall.
Junctions
Halim College Chauraha (Junction) is one of the most important junctions of Chaman Ganj which connects the place with other parts of the city. And the same junctions is the house to many Biryani [A mixed rice dish made with spices, rice and meat] Restaurants (Both Beef and Chicken) which makes the junction all the more important place of all.
Rupam Chauraha (Junction) is the other junction which connects the area with other important parts of the city and is the house to all sorts of restaurants and are available for the service 24*7.
Demography
Chaman Ganj is a locality with high respect for human values and life. People here live with perfect harmony, and no reports of communal aur caste clashes have been reported for a long time.
Recently,drug menace has been rising in this part of the city, and due to this reason crime rate in this region has also shot up.Outsiders are afraid to venture into this region at night.