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Gangupur
Gangwapur | |
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Village (Semi Town) | |
Coordinates: 26°57′27″N 79°59′56″E / 26.957478°N 79.999008°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Kanpur Nagar |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,040 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 209202 |
Telephone code | Code-05112 |
Gangupur ( Devanagari: गंगुपुर Gaṅgupur), also known as Gangwapur, is a village (semi town) in Bilhaur city in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India on G.T. Road ( NH 91), situated on the bank of the river Ganga near the Kanpur border. It is 15 km from Bilhaur and 4 km from Araul. Gangupur is around 65 km distance from its district main city of Kanpur and 11 km from Kannauj. It is located 96 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
According to Paul Whalley, the name Gaṅgupur is derived from Gaṅgu, a common vernacular variation of the name Gaṅgā. This variant is also found in other place names like Gaṅgoh or Gaṅgwā. [2]: 59
Gangupur is well connected by rail (Gangwapur Railway Station) and located at the national highway Grand Trunk (G.T.) road (NH 91). Nearest airport is C A Kanpur Airport.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2018) |
Gangupur
Gangwapur | |
---|---|
Village (Semi Town) | |
Coordinates: 26°57′27″N 79°59′56″E / 26.957478°N 79.999008°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Kanpur Nagar |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,040 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 209202 |
Telephone code | Code-05112 |
Gangupur ( Devanagari: गंगुपुर Gaṅgupur), also known as Gangwapur, is a village (semi town) in Bilhaur city in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India on G.T. Road ( NH 91), situated on the bank of the river Ganga near the Kanpur border. It is 15 km from Bilhaur and 4 km from Araul. Gangupur is around 65 km distance from its district main city of Kanpur and 11 km from Kannauj. It is located 96 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
According to Paul Whalley, the name Gaṅgupur is derived from Gaṅgu, a common vernacular variation of the name Gaṅgā. This variant is also found in other place names like Gaṅgoh or Gaṅgwā. [2]: 59
Gangupur is well connected by rail (Gangwapur Railway Station) and located at the national highway Grand Trunk (G.T.) road (NH 91). Nearest airport is C A Kanpur Airport.