Kaushambi District is on the southern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. The district encompasses an area of 2012.8 sq. km.
The district of Kaushambi has an agrarian economy. The crops which are mainly cultivated are wheat and rice. Some other crops like chana, arhar and urad are also grown. It is Kaushambi where the special kind of guava, the Allahabad type, is found.
Kaushambi is a place of historical interest. There are many famous temples in the district, namely the Sheetla Temple of Kara, Durga Devi Temple of Manjhanpur and Kamasin Devi Temple
