Katra is a locality/township of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. 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 narrow road.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. Nowadays katra has uncountable shopping stores.

Allahabad ([ɪlɑhɑbɑd̪]; Hindi: इलाहाबाद; Urdu: الہ آباد), 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 Mughal emperor Akbar from the original (still unofficially used) native 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, lying some 205 kilometres (127 mi) south of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of the Allahabad District. Allahabad has been ranked the world's 130th fastest growing city (growth rate: 2.09 per cent (2011)).^{[citation needed]} The ancient name of the city is Prayaga (Sanskrit for "place of sacrifice"), as it is believed to be the spot where Brahma offered his first sacrifice after creating the world. It is one of four sites of the mass Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. It has a position of importance in Hindu scriptures for it is situated at Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna, and the ancient Sarasvati River.