Gangupur (also known as Gangwapur) is a village (semi town) in

Bilhaur Bilhaur is a town and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district which is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 56 km from Kanpur and situated where the Isan River joins the River Ganges. Araul is nearest village of Bilhau ...

city in Kanpur district in the state of

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on G.T. Road (

NH 91 National Highway NH 34 (NH 34) is a National Highway in India. It runs from Gangotri Dham in Uttarakhand to Lakhnadon in Madhya Pradesh, passing through the state of Uttar Pradesh. Route ;Uttarakhand Gangotri Dham, Bhatwari, Uttarkashi, Dh ...

), situated on the bank of the river

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near the Kanpur border. It is 15 km from

and 4 km from

Araul Araul (also known as Aroul) is a town in Bilhaur city in Kanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...

. Gangupur is around 65 km distance from its district main city of

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

and 11 km from

Kannauj Kannauj ( Hindustani pronunciation: ənːɔːd͡ʒ is a city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's name is a corrupted form of the class ...

. It is located 96 km from

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, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Economy

* Agriculture (Specially for Potato), business and animal husbandry are important to the local economy. * There are an education center Swaroop Narayan Memorial Shiksha Niketan. And also a higher education center is DR. G.P.R.D. Patel Institute of Technology and degree college. * It is also a cold storage hub for potatoes.

Temple

* Jungleshur Baba Temple is a temple of Lord Shiva. It is 2 km from the town of Araul and 2 km from Gangupur.

Educational center

* Swaroop Narayan Memorial Shiksha Niketan, Gangupur * G.P.R.D Degree College

Transportation

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.

References

{{Kanpur Nagar district Cities and towns in Kanpur Nagar district