District Profile · Uttar Pradesh
Kaushambi
- 1,599,596
- Population
- 1,779 km²
- Area
- Prayagraj
- Region / Division
Site of ancient Kaushambi, capital of the Vatsa Mahajanapada and a major early Buddhist center visited by the Buddha himself; an Ashokan pillar once stood here (now relocated to Prayagraj Fort). Split from Allahabad in 1997, it remains one of UP's smaller, agrarian districts.
Other districts in Prayagraj