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Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh

Prayagraj is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 59.5 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters
Prayagraj
Name in Hindi
प्रयागराज जिला
Population (2011 census)
59,54,391
Rank in Uttar Pradesh by population
1st of 75
Area
5,424 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
1,098
Official website
prayagraj.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q1773426
All districts of Uttar Pradesh

Population in context

With 59,54,391 people in 2011, Prayagraj ranks 1st among the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. That makes it the most populous of them. The least populous is Mahoba (8,75,958).

District boundaries change. If Prayagraj has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Prayagraj to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

AgraAligarhAmbedkar NagarAmethiAmrohaAuraiyaAyodhyaAzamgarhBaghpatBahraichBalliaBalrampurBandaBara BankiBareillyBastiBhadohiBijnorBudaunBulandshahrChandauliChitrakootDeoriaEtahEtawahFarrukhabadFatehpurFirozabadGautam Buddha NagarGhaziabadGhazipurGondaGorakhpurHamirpurHapurHardoiHathrasJalaunJaunpurJhansiKannaujKanpur DehatKanpur NagarKasganjKaushambiKheriKushinagarLalitpurLucknowMahobaMahrajganjMainpuriMathuraMauMeerutMirzapurMoradabadMuzaffarnagarPilibhitPratapgarhPrayagrajRae BareliRampurSaharanpurSambhalSant Kabir NagarShahjahanpurShamliShrawastiSiddharthnagarSitapurSonbhadraSultanpurUnnaoVaranasi

Questions people ask

Which state is Prayagraj district in?

Prayagraj district is in Uttar Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Prayagraj district?

The headquarters of Prayagraj district is Prayagraj, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Prayagraj district?

Prayagraj district had a population of 59,54,391 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.