Prayagraj

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Prayagraj

Total population

5,959,798

Coordinates25.44°, 81.83°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Prayagraj, formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with the Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. As of 2011, Prayagraj is the seventh most populous city in the state, thirteenth in Northern India and thirty-sixth in India, with an estimated population of 1.53 million in the city. In 2011, it was ranked the world's 40th fastest-growing city. The city, in 2016, was also ranked the third most liveable urban agglomeration in the state and sixteenth in the country. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the city.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Manindra Agrawal

Indian computer scientist

Hariprasad Chaurasia

Indian bansuri player

Dharamvir Bharati

writer, novelist (1926–1997)

V. P. Singh

Prime Minister of India (1989-1990)

Abhinn Shyam Gupta

Indian badminton player

Major Dhyan Chand Singh

Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)

Vikas Swarup

former Indian diplomat and author

Nayantara Sahgal

Indian writer (born 1927)

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Indian diplomat and politician (1900-1990)

Anupama Chopra

Indian film critic

Braj Kumar Nehru

Indian politician (1909–2001)

Purushottam Das Tandon

Indian freedom fighter (1882–1962)

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Damayanti Tambay

badminton player

Vijay Bahuguna

Indian politician

H

Hans Bechtler

Swiss entrepreneur (1904-1998)

Sir Hugh Elliott, 3rd Baronet

British conservationist, ornithologist and civil servant (1913–1989)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Uttar Pradesh

• Naini
  3.5 mi away
• Jhusi
  5 mi away
• Phaphamau
  6.4 mi away
• Karchana
  12.5 mi away
• Sarai Aquil
  20.6 mi away
• Shankargarh
  22.2 mi away
• Bharwari
  23.1 mi away
• Karari
  25.4 mi away
• Mungra Badshahpur
  26.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kunda
  27.7 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Manjhanpur
  29.3 mi away
• Paschim Sharira
  32.5 mi away

Browse all places in Uttar Pradesh →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Prayagraj, sourced from Wikidata.

• Prayag Kumbh Mela

  recurring event

  gathering or a fair held every 12 years at Prayagraj in India

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

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