Devrakh

Devrakh is a locality in Allahabad, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh. Devrakh is situated nearby to the locality Chak Bishannāth, as well as near Chak Teju Dīkshit.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naini Central Jail and Prayagraj Chheoki Junction railway station.

Naini Central Jail

Prison

Naini Central Prison or Naini Jail at Naini, Prayagraj, is one of the most important correctional Institutions in Uttar Pradesh, built during the British Raj. Naini Central Jail is situated 2½ km west of Devrakh.

Prayagraj Chheoki Junction railway station

Railway station

Prayagraj Chheoki Junction railway station, formerly and colloquially knows as Allahabad Chheoki railway station, is one of the major railways stations located in Prayagraj district. Prayagraj Chheoki Junction railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Devrakh.

New Yamuna Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Dhirendram, Public domain.

The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Prayagraj. The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge. New Yamuna Bridge is situated 4 km northwest of Devrakh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naini and Jhusi.

Naini

Town

Photo: Abhijeet Vardhan, CC BY 2.0.

Naini is an industrial township of Prayagraj in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, India. By the 1950s Naini was established as the chief industrial area of the city. Naini is situated 3 km west of Devrakh.

Jhusi

Town

Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was formerly called Pratishthanpur or Puri. The place is also noted for being one of the Neolithic sites that provides some of the earliest evidence of farming in South Asia. Jhusi is situated 4 km northeast of Devrakh.

Prayagraj

Photo: Seba Della y Sole Bossio, CC BY 2.0.

Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is one of the holiest cities in India, is in Uttar Pradesh. The city is famous for being the site of the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna; and also the Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humans on the planet holding hundreds of millions of pilgrims every 12 years.

Devrakh

Type: Locality
Location: Allahabad, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

25.4013° or 25° 24′ 5″ north

Longitude

81.88794° or 81° 53′ 17″ east

Elevation

93 metres (305 feet)

Open location code

7MQ3CV2Q+G5

GeoNames ID

10685615

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