world.wikisort.org - IndiaAllahabad district, officially known as Prayagraj district,[5] is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The district headquarters is Allahabad which was renamed Prayagraj at the same time as the district was renamed. The District is divided into blocks within tehsils. As of 2011, there are 20 blocks in eight tehsils.[6][7][8] The Allahabad division includes the districts of Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Allahabad, with some western parts that had previously part of Allahabad District becoming part of the new Kaushambi District.[9] The administrative divisions are Phulpur, Koraon, Meja, Sadar, Soraon, Handia, Bara, Shringverpur and Karchana.
District of Uttar Pradesh in India
This article is about the District of Allahabad. For the city in the district by the same name, see
Allahabad. For other uses, see Allahabad (disambiguation).
District of Uttar Pradesh in India
Allahabad district |
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Prayagraj district |
Clockwise from top-left: Triveni Sangam, Tomb of Nihar Begum at Khusro Bagh, Anand Bhavan, New Yamuna Bridge, Bara Thermal Power Station |
 Location of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
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State | Uttar Pradesh |
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Division | Allahabad |
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Headquarters | Allahabad |
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Tehsils | 8 |
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• Divisional Commissioner | Sanjay Goyal IAS[1] |
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• District Magistrate | Sanjay Khatri IAS |
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• Inspector general of police | Kavindra Pratap Singh IPS[2] |
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• Senior Superintendent of Police | Ajay Kumar IPS[3][4] |
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• Total | 5,482 km2 (2,117 sq mi) |
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• Total | 5,954,391 |
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• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
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• Literacy | 74.41% |
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• Sex ratio | 901 |
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Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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Major highways | NH 19 |
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Lok Sabha constituencies | Allahabad, Phulpur |
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Website | prayagraj.nic.in |
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The three rivers of India - Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical river of Sarasvati - meet at a point in the district, known as Sangam, considered holy by Hindus. Allahabad was once the capital of United Province before independence. Allahabad is one of the largest educational hubs.
Demographics
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 1,141,944 | — |
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1911 | 1,124,143 | −0.16% |
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1921 | 1,076,120 | −0.44% |
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1931 | 1,142,845 | +0.60% |
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1941 | 1,388,068 | +1.96% |
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1951 | 1,568,592 | +1.23% |
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1961 | 1,882,506 | +1.84% |
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1971 | 2,292,284 | +1.99% |
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1981 | 2,983,245 | +2.67% |
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1991 | 3,899,660 | +2.71% |
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2001 | 4,937,266 | +2.39% |
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2011 | 5,954,391 | +1.89% |
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According to the 2011 census of India the district has a population of 5,954,391,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Denmark[11] or the US state of Missouri.[12] This gives it a ranking of 13th in India (out of a total of 640).[10] As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71).[10] The district has a population density of 1,087 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,820/sq mi).[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.74%.[10]
The district has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 74.41%, highest in the region[13] and close to the all-India average of 74%. Scheduled Castes made up 22.00% of the population.[10]
Languages
Languages of Prayagraj/Allahabad district (2011)[14]
Others (0.54%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.91% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a variant of Hindi), 2.69% Urdu and 1.86% Awadhi as their first language.[14]
People in the district speak Awadhi, a language in the Hindi continuum spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh region;[15] and Bagheli, which has a lexical similarity of 72-91% with Hindi[16] (compared to 60% for German and English)[17] and is spoken by about 7,800,000 people in Bagelkhand.[16]
Religion
Religions in Allahabad/Prayagraj district (2011)[18] |
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Hindus |
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85.69% |
Muslims |
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13.38% |
Other or not stated |
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0.93% |
Hinduism is majority religion in the district with 85.69% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in district of Allahabad with approximately 13.38% following it. Around 0.93% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.90% stated 'No Particular Religion'.[18]
The Prayag Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu event. Allahabad has a Triveni Sangam.
Akshayavat is a sacred fig tree. There is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad.
References
- "Shri Sanjay Goyal, IAS | District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". prayagraj.nic.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Shri Kavindra Pratap Singh". prayagraj.nic.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Shri Ajay Kumar, IPS - District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". prayagraj.nic.in. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- Tripathi, Ankur (5 January 2022). "एसएसपी प्रयागराज सर्वश्रेष्ठ त्रिपाठी के लिए कीडगंज गोलीकांड पड़ा भारी और हुआ तबादला". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh | the City of Kumbh | India". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Development Blocks under Tehsils". District court of Allahabad. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- Hridai Ram Yadav (2009). Village Development Planning. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 9–13. ISBN 978-81-7268-187-6. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- Pramod Lata Jain (1990). Co-operative Credit in Rural India: A Study of Its Utilisation. Mittal Publications. pp. 61–63. ISBN 978-81-7099-204-2. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Maps, Tahsils and villages of Allahabad". Explore Allahabad Press. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "District Census Handbook: Allahabad" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Missouri 5,988,927
- "Allahabad has highest literacy rate in region". The Times of India. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Awadhi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bagheli: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "English". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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General |
- Allahabad High Court
- University of Allahabad
- Doab
- Triveni Sangam
- Kumbh Mela
- 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede
- 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede
- The Leader (Allahabad newspaper)
- The Pioneer (newspaper)
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- History of Allahabad
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- National Highway 2
- Grand Trunk Road
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- Allahabad
- Phulpur
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See also |
- Cities and towns in Allahabd district
- Cities and towns in Fatehpur district
- Cities and towns in Kaushambi district
- Cities and towns in Pratapgarh district
- Villages in Allahabad district
- Villages in Fatehpur district
- Villages in Kaushambi district
- Villages in Pratapgarh district
- People from Allahabad
- Allahabad University alumni
- People from Fatehpur
- People from Kaushambi
- People from Pratapgarh
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На других языках
[de] Prayagraj (Distrikt)
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[ru] Праяградж (округ)
Праяградж (англ. Prayagraj) — округ в индийском штате Уттар-Прадеш. Административный центр — город Праяградж. Площадь округа — 5424 км². Согласно всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 4 936 105 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 62,11 %, что немного выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %).
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