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Panki, Kanpur

Coordinates: 26°22′16″N 80°06′45″E / 26.371150°N 80.112400°E / 26.371150; 80.112400
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Panki, Kanpur
Panki
suburb
Panki railway station nameplate
Panki railway station nameplate
Panki, Kanpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Panki, Kanpur
Panki, Kanpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh adesh, India
Coordinates: 26°22′16″N 80°06′45″E / 26.371150°N 80.112400°E / 26.371150; 80.112400
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictKanpur Nagar
Population
 • Total5,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
208020
Vehicle registrationUP-78
Nearest cityKanpur
Literacy60%
Lok Sabha constituencyKanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGovind Nagar, Kalyanpur, Akbarpur-Rania

Panki is a suburb of metropolitan Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, situated about 12 km from Kanpur Central on the NH 2 to Delhi. The region is home to the Panki Temple, to Panki Thermal Power Station which is among the few thermal energy units in Northern India, and to Panki Logistics Park which is among the largest logistics park of Northern India.

Travel

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Roadways

Panki has a bus station and Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses of Kanpur have routes from Sachendi to different localities.

Panki is also the starting point of Kanpur over-bridge which is one of the largest over-bridges in India.

Railways

Panki has a railway station on the Kanpur-Delhi line.

Airways

Kanpur Airport is the nearest airport.

Panki is inside the Kanpur municipal limits and is about 12 km from the Kanpur railway station and main bus stand. The place has an electric power generating station, which supplies to the northern grid. Panki has a temple of Hanuman.[1]

Train accident

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Panki railway station east building at Kanpur district.

At Panki Railway Station the Gorakhdham Express rammed into the Prayagraj Express on 2 January 2010. Ten people were killed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ http://panki.webs.com/
  2. ^ Khan, Atiq; Balchand, K. (2 January 2010). "10 killed as trains collide in dense fog U.P." The Hindu.