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Allahbad

Allahabad
Metropolis
Clockwise from top left: All Saints Cathedral, Khusro Bagh, the Allahabad High Court, the New Yamuna Bridge near Sangam, skyline of Civil Lines, the University of Allahabad, Thornhill Mayne Memorial at Alfred Park and Anand Bhavan.
Nickname(s): City of Prime Ministers,
Sangam City
Allahabad is located in Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
Allahabad
Location of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 25°27′N 82°30′E / 25.45°N 82.5°E / 25.45; 82.5Coordinates: 25°27′N 82°30′E / 25.45°N 82.5°E / 25.45; 82.5
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Allahabad Municipal Corporation
 • Member of Parliament Shyama Charan Gupta (Agrahari)
Area
 • Metropolis 70.5 km2 (27.2 sq mi)
Elevation 98 m (322 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Metropolis 1,117,094
 • Rank 36th
 • Density 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,216,719
 • Metro rank 41st
Demonym(s) Allahabadi, Ilahabadi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 211001-18
Telephone code +91-532
Vehicle registration UP-70
Sex ratio 978 /1000
Website allahabad.nic.in
Population Growth of Allahabad 
Census Pop.
1821 20,000
1861 105,900
1871 143,700 35.7%
1881 148,500 3.3%
1891 175,200 18.0%
1901 172,000 -1.8%
1911 171,700 -0.2%
1921 157,200 -8.4%
1931 183,900 17.0%
1941 260,600 41.7%
1951 332,300 27.5%
1961 412,000 24.0%
1971 513,000 24.5%
1981 642,200 25.2%
1991 792,900 23.5%
2001 990,298 24.9%
2011 1,117,094 12.8%
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Allahabad (Listeni/əˈlɑːhəbɑːd/), also known as Prayag (/prəˈjɑːɡ/) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Allahabad District, the most populous district in the state. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. As of 2011, Allahabad is the in the state, twelfth in the Northern India and thirty-sixth in India, with an estimated population of 1.11 million in the city and 1.21 million in its metropolitan region. In 2011 it was ranked the world's 130th fastest-growing city. Allahabad, in 2013, was ranked the third most liveable city in the state (after Noida and Lucknow) and twenty-ninth in the country.


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