The IIT Kanpur campus spans an expansive area with academic buildings, hostels, research facilities, recreational areas, gardens and more. It provides enough space for academics and extracurricular activities. There are also finished apartments and a guest house for visitors.
The self-sustained campus is 1055 acres big inhabiting around 14,000 members. Most of these members generally include students, faculty members and other staff. The infrastructure provides academic, recreational, culinary, residential and shopping needs to inhabitants.