Two views of Kanpur's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Kanpur has a broad commercial and institutional economy. Retail ranks 10/10; manufacturing, healthcare, technology and education each score 9/10, with logistics at 8/10. Shops, factories, service companies and large institutions all matter, giving the city more depth than any single-sector portrait suggests.
| industry | companies |
|---|---|
| apparel & fashion | 70 |
| financial services | 50 |
| education management | 50 |
| marketing and advertising | 47 |
| information technology and services | 42 |
| retail | 38 |
| computer software | 37 |
| internet | 37 |
| hospital & health care | 33 |
| food & beverages | 32 |
| automotive | 31 |
| health, wellness and fitness | 26 |
| food production | 25 |
| e-learning | 25 |
| chemicals | 24 |
| consumer goods | 20 |
| electrical/electronic manufacturing | 16 |
| higher education | 16 |
| healthcare & lifesciences | 16 |
| textiles | 16 |
| medical devices | 15 |
| pharmaceuticals | 15 |
| real estate | 14 |
| telecommunications | 14 |
| venture capital & private equity | 13 |
| sector | places | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | 427 | 4.41 |
| Corporate office | 369 | 4.48 |
| Unclassified | 192 | 4.08 |
| Clothing store | 117 | 4.24 |
| Software company | 94 | 4.43 |
| Leather goods manufacturer | 92 | 4.72 |
| Store | 74 | 4.37 |
| Hardware store | 48 | 4.51 |
| Wholesaler | 46 | 4.61 |
| Electronics store | 43 | 4.26 |
| Leather exporter | 40 | 4.57 |
| Iron and steel store | 37 | 4.47 |
| Electrical supply store | 33 | 4.42 |
| Website designer | 32 | 4.38 |
| Exporter | 32 | 4.31 |
| company | industry | employees | founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resinova Chemie | chemicals | 4,745 | 1987 |
| JK Cement | building materials | 4,196 | 1975 |
| Kanpur PLastipack | packaging and containers | 3,000 | 1971 |
| Namaste India Foods | food production | 2,969 | 2011 |
| Ramamedicalcolleges | higher education | 2,500 | 2009 |
| RSPL | consumer goods | 2,258 | 1988 |
| Lohia Group | textiles | 2,000 | 1981 |
| Leayan | apparel & fashion | 1,750 | 1988 |
| Rimjhim Ispat | mechanical or industrial engineering | 1,750 | 1994 |
| AFPL Global | apparel & fashion | 1,625 | 2020 |
| superhouse group | apparel & fashion | 1,384 | 1980 |
| Fluidline | mechanical or industrial engineering | 1,066 | 1988 |
| Sunny Toyota | automotive | 1,010 | 2001 |
| Jaipuria | education management | 900 | 1974 |
| Mayur Group | food production | 781 | 1994 |
| Jagran Prakashan | internet | 773 | 1975 |
| The India Thermit Corporation Ltd. | 750 | 1951 | |
| Kanpur Fertilizers and Cement | 750 | 2010 | |
| Prachi Leathers Pvt. Ltd. | import and export | 750 | 1991 |
| Threadsindia | textiles | 750 | 1983 |
| SS4 Security | security and investigations | 627 | 2017 |
| Super Tannery | consumer goods | 498 | 1953 |
| Mohani Tea Leaves | food & beverages | 389 | 1992 |
| Commercial Auto mobiles Pvt. Ltd. | 375 | 1997 | |
| Injectoplast | automotive | 375 | 2000 |
company registry (startup-skewed) + mapped business places