Chaman Ganj, Kanpur

Chaman Ganj
चमन गंज
چمن گنج
Neighbourhood

Cawnpore Orphanage, built during the British Raj
Chaman Ganj

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°20′E / 26.467°N 80.333°E / 26.467; 80.333Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°20′E / 26.467°N 80.333°E / 26.467; 80.333
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Government
  Body Kanpur Municipal Corporation
Area
  Total 7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Elevation 123 m (404 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 200,000
  Density 1,647/km2 (4,270/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Urdu, English & Awadhi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 208 001
Vehicle registration UP-78
Nearest city Kanpur
Literacy 85%
Lok Sabha constituency Kanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sisamau, Arya Nagar
Civic agency 2

Chaman ganj (Hindi: चमन गंज, Urdu: چمن گنج) is a major residential area situated in the heart of Kanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In addition to residences, it also contains shopping complexes, restaurants, hotels, theaters and offices, it also has very old parks like Mohammad Ali Park and Humayun Bagh.

History

Chaman Ganj, developed slowly before and after the Independence of India. It has a large residential area with some small Cemeteries but has also many factories in its encompass like, pulses, detergent, oil refinery (small scale), saddlery, chappal and shoe manufacturing units.

Location

Schools and colleges

Shops

Chaman Ganj is a majorly residential area. It houses many general stores, grocery stores, retail shops for leather goods.

Movie theaters

Chaman Ganj also houses Satyam, Roopam, Narain (lies on the border of Chaman Ganj and Becon Ganj) movie theaters which used to be a good source of entertainment to the people of Kanpur in older days but the tremendous demand of Multiplex have affected a lot to them and some of them are even out of entertainment business or have turned to a marriage hall.

Junctions

Halim College Chauraha (Junction) is one of the most important junctions of Chaman Ganj which connects the place with other parts of the city. And the same junctions is the house to many Biryani [A mixed rice dish made with spices, rice and meat] Restaurants (Both Beef and Chicken) which makes the junction all the more important place of all.

Rupam Chauraha (Junction) is the other junction which connects the area with other important parts of the city and is the house to all sorts of restaurants and are available for the service 24*7.

Demography

Chaman Ganj is a locality with high respect for human values and life. People here live with perfect harmony, and no reports of communal aur caste clashes have been reported for a long time.

Religions in Chaman Ganj
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
94%
Hindus
 
3.5%
Jains
 
0.2%
Others†
 
2.2%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Banks

References

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