Kara is an old township situated near Sirathu, on the banks of river Ganges, 69 km (43 mi) west of the city of Prayagraj in Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh state in India.

It has been sometimes spelt at Karrah, Kada and Kurrah but actually it is Kara (in Hindi कड़ा and Urdu کڑہ) and often called with its sister town across the river Ganges, Manikpur, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) upriver.

During British Rule, Allahabad gained so much importance that Kara went into oblivion and today it is a town of dilapidated havelis, forts, and monuments unknown.

In the 15th century the district came under the rule of the Sharqi kings of Jaunpur, and after its restoration to Delhi the Rajput chiefs and the Muslim governors were frequently in revolt.

Notable personalities: SM Mustafa, former principal of AMU's Syed Hamid School basically belongs to the Zamindar family of Kara.