The town of Unnao (Hindi: उन्नाव, Urdu: اناو') is the headquarters of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow. It is connected to these two cities by roadway as well as by railway. The nearest airport is at Chakeri Airport about 18 km from Unnao & Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport about 50 km from Unnao. Unnao district is a part of Central Ganges Plain of the state covering an area of 4558 km2.