Katra, Allahabad
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Katra is a locality/township of Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India
India
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. It is the trader location for common people with a few retail stores, supported by a thriving vegetable market called sabzi mandi. It is a very densely congested market place where it can be difficult to commute because of domestic cows, elephants and pigs attempting to socialize with the local population. They tend to flock to eat remains of vegetable parts that customers discard. Recently, many vendors in the vegetable market were relocated because of legal issues over land right.

This was true a few years back but nowadays Katra has developed a lot. It has many branded exclusive showrooms like adidas, action, relaxo, bata, mufti, khadims, peter england, godown, jockey, and many more.
Katra is a major market of Allahabad and had been declared as a paradise area for shoppers.
Katra had been expanded a lot as new katra residential area where many V V I P People live like the great 'SIAL FAMILY'
"Katara" is heart of Allahabad.
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