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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