Mainpuri

Mainpuri, city, southwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies in the alluvial plain of the Ganges-Yamuna Doab, about 60 miles (96 km) east of Agra.

Mainpuri and the surrounding territory were part of the kingdom of Kannauj (Kanauj) and became splintered politically when the kingdom fell to the Mughal ruler Bābur in 1526. It was brought down by the Marathas in the 18th century and was ceded to the British in 1801. It is a trade centre for agricultural products, and its principal industries are cotton ginning, oilseed milling, and lamp and glass manufacture. The city is also known for wooden sculpture and tobacco. Its most-notable building is a raja’s palace, the Garhi.

Mainpuri’s surrounding area is situated between the Ganges (Ganga) and Yamuna rivers and is irrigated by the Upper and Lower Ganges canals. The main crops raised are wheat, gram (chickpeas), rice, and barley, and there are many groves of mangoes and other trees. Pop. (2001) 92,273; (2011) 120,400.