Kanpur division

Kanpur division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur city is the administrative headquarters of the division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore. The division consists of 6 districts:-
 * Auraiya
 * Etawah
 * Farrukhabad
 * Kanpur Dehat
 * Kanpur Nagar
 * Kannauj

Literacy rates
Kanpur division is the most literate division in Uttar Pradesh with literacy rates of:-
 * Auraiya - 78.95%
 * Etawah - 78.41%
 * Farrukhabad - 73.4%
 * Kanpur Dehat - 75.78%
 * Kanpur Nagar - 79.65%
 * Kannauj - 72.70%

History of administrative districts in Kanpur Division
Kanpur division was earlier part of the Allahabad division. In the year 2000, the Mayawati government did a major reshuffle of the Allahabad division, and a separate Kanpur division was created.

The Kanpur district itself was bifurcated into Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar. Kanpur Dehat was renamed as Ramabai Nagar, after Ramabai (1896-1935), the wife of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. In 2012, the name was changed back to Kanpur Dehat (though the 2011 Indian census uses the name "Kanpur Dehat").

Cities by GDP

 * Kanpur
 * Etawah
 * Farrukhabad
 * Auraiya