Kannauj district, Administrative district in Kanpur division, India
Kannauj district extends across 2093 square kilometers along the Ganges River, featuring three main rivers that shape its rectangular territory.
The district gained independence from Farrukhabad district in 1997, marking a new chapter in the administrative organization of Uttar Pradesh.
The population of 1.6 million inhabitants communicates primarily in Hindi and the regional Kannauji dialect across 752 villages.
The district contains three administrative tehsils, eight development blocks, and 499 gram panchayats, with Kannauj city serving as its capital.
The district maintains a temperature-dependent climate with 80 centimeters of annual rainfall and an elevation of 139 meters above sea level.
Location: Kanpur division
Capital city: Kannauj
Shares border with: Farrukhabad district, Kanpur Nagar district
Website: http://kannauj.nic.in
GPS coordinates: 27.07000,79.92000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:46
Grand Trunk Road
90 km
Shri Naimishnath Vishnu Temple
77.1 km
National Chambal Sanctuary
131 km
JK Temple
76.8 km
Kanpur Zoological Park
73.7 km
Etawah Safari Park
97.2 km
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
79.3 km
Ganges Barrage
74 km
Kanpur Memorial Church
82.2 km
Massacre Ghat
82 km
Nana Rao Park
79.8 km
Kanpur Sangrahalaya
80.3 km
Musa Bagh
96.8 km
Sauripura
137.7 km
Portuguese Cemetery, Kanpur
77.1 km
Chaurasi Tomb of Lodhi Shah Badshah
108.1 km
Nawābganj
74.6 km
Hanuman Murti in Shahjahanpur
88.1 km
Closed cemetery at all Souls Memorial Church
44.5 km
Bhitargaon Temple
102.1 km
Closed cemetery at British Infantry lines
44.7 km
Mosque and Saraia
28 km
Tomb of Nawab Rashid Khan
78.2 km
Tomb of Mohd. Khan Bangash Nawab
51.5 km
Behta Bujurg temple
102.8 km
Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it
87.3 km
British Memorial Cemetery
106 km
Bateshwarnath Temple
137.5 kmReviews
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