Allahabad District is one of the major & largest
districts of
Uttar Pradesh state of
India, and
Allahabad city is the district headquarters. Allahabad district is a part of
Allahabad Division. Allahabad District is divided into blocks within tehsils. As of 2011, there are 20 blocks in eight tehsils. The Allahabad division includes the districts of Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Allahabad, with the western Allahabad District becoming part of the new Kaushambi district. The administrative divisions are
Phulpur,
Koraon,
Meja,
Sadar,
Soraon,
Handia,
Bara and
Karchana.