Neighbourhoods of Prayagraj

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The Old Prayagraj City, at the south of Prayagraj Junction Railway Station, consists of neighborhoods like

Jhunsi and Manauri bajar
.

Allengunj

Area close to Prayag Junction, has staff selection board office there, lots of women hostels there.

Alopibagh

Alopibagh is a locality/township of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The locality is close to the Kumbh Mela area, the Sangam, the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, and one of the most ancient Hindu temples of India, the Alopi Devi Mandir, is also in this locality. Alopibagh is adjacent to Daraganj, the oldest suburb of Prayagraj and the most important bathing Ghat on the bank of Ganges.

Atala

Attarsuiya

Bahadurgunj

Bai-Ka-Bagh

Bairahana

Bairahana is further divided into two localities:New Bairahana and the Old Bairahana. Near Bairahana chauraha is a medieval cemetery also called the "Gora Kabristan", where the dead bodies of British soldiers killed during 1857 revolt were buried.

Beli Colony

Benigunj

Benigunj is situated near to railways station.

Bharadwaj Puram

Bharadwaj Puram is a neighborhood in Prayagraj in central part of the city. It is in between Tagore Town and Daraganj. It is near the major commercial centers of the city such as Katra and Civil Lines. There is a market within this locality on the Matiyara road which is very popular for shopping and dining options. There are several schools, hospitals, parks as well in this neighborhood.

Chatham Lines

Chowk

Chowk is the historic

Indian War of Independence
.

Civil Lines

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Prayagraj city from Civil Lines

Formerly known as Cannington

gridiron plan[4] roads and high rise buildings. Built in 1857, under the supervision of Cuthbert Bensley Thornhill, when around 600 Meo people were massacred by the British people in India for their alliance with the Indian Independence Movement activists[5] and eight villages were seized to form a new township.[6], it was the largest town-planning project carried out in India before the establishment of New Delhi.[2][4]

Colonelgunj

Daraganj

Darbhanga

Darbhanga Prayagraj, part of Darbhanga. On one side is Yamuna river, and on the other side Mirapur.

Dhoomangunj

Georgetown

Georgetown is a neighborhood of

MG Marg in the south and Tagoretown
in the west. Notable landmarks located in and near the neighborhood are
Lowther Castle
.

Govindpur

Johnstongunj

Kareli

Kareli (officially known as Kareli Scheme) is a residential neighborhood of

public sector undertakings
and private companies established in the new industrial region of Naini. It was later overwhelmed by a richer population after the oil boom and privatization. However it is not mintained well. The roads have so many mudhols & potholes as well as lack of attention from development authorities.

Katra

Khuldabad

Khusrobagh

Kydgunj

Kalandipuram Colony

Lukergunj

Lukergunj is a posh

Anglo Indians
. It is situated one kilometer south west from the Prayagraj Junction Railway Station.

Meerapur

Meerapur is a neighborhood/locality in Prayagraj. It is mainly famous for eateries as there are many sweet shops and markets for visitors. Old temples and mosques are the main attraction. Meerapur is surrounded by the Yamuna river from one side near Bargad Ghat.

Meergunj

This neighborhood is the infamously claimed red-light district of the city.[7] Apart from that it is also a densely populated residential area and a marketplace. It is located near Chowk.

Mumfordgunj

Myorabad

Myorabad is a neighborhood of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Mutthiganj

North Malaka

Pac Lines

Police Lines

Prayagraj

Posh pockets of the city include neighborhoods like Civil Lines, Cantonment or Prayagraj Cantt, Kotwali, Dhoomanganj, Colonelganj, Mahaveer Puri, Shivkuti, Georgetown, Bharadwaj Puram, Kydgunj, and Attarsuiya
.

Preetam Nagar

Rajapur

Rajrooppur

Rambagh

Rani Mandi

Sadiyapur (Nishad Nagar)

Satti Chaura

Shastri Nagar

Sohbatiabagh

South Malaka

South Malaka is a locality/township of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is close to the railway track connecting Prayagraj to Varanasi and Gorakhpur. The other important institutions in the locality are Government Inter College and U.P.Government Central Library.

Sulem Sarai

Tagoretown

Teliyargunj

Suburbs of Prayagraj

References

  1. ^ "Uneasy calm prevails in old Allahabad areas". The Times of India. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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  3. ^ Chatterton, Eyre. "A History of the Church of England in India". anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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  5. ^ "Unsung story of Civil Lines". The Times of India. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. . Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Sex racket busted in Allahabad, 19 women detained". Zee News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.