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) and Unnao-Shuklaganj Development Authority (USDA). The state government declared the city of Kanpur as a metropolitan area on 11 October 1976. The area consists of one municipal corporation, 5 municipalities and 4 Counter Magnets.
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.
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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
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
Kanpur
Municipalities
Unnao
Shuklaganj
Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
Bithoor
Shivrajpur
Development Blocks
Bidhnu
Sarsaul
Kalianpur
Chobepur
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
