Ayodhya district Faizabad district | |
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      Clockwise from top-left:Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Diwali atRam ki Paidi in Ayodhya,Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya,Gulab Bari in Faizabad,Ayodhya International Airport in Ayodhya,Saryu River in Ayodhya | |
 Location of Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| Headquarters | Ayodhya |
| Tehsils | 5 |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Chandra Vijay Singh (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies |
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| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,470,996 |
| • Density | 979.8/km2 (2,538/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 689,354 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.57% |
| • Sex ratio | 961 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
| Major highways | NH 27,NH 330,NH 330A,SH 30 |
| Website | ayodhya |
Ayodhya district (formerlyFaizabad district) is one of the 75districts in the northernIndianstate ofUttar Pradesh. The city ofAyodhya is its administrative headquarters.[1][3] The district occupies an area of 2,522 square kilometres (974 sq mi),[1] and had a population of 2,470,996 in the 2011 census.[1][2] Ayodhya district shares its borders with 6 districts of Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered byGonda andBasti districts on the northern side,Amethi andSultanpur districts on the south, andAmbedkar Nagar andBarabanki districts share the border on the east and west.
The official name of the district was changed from Faizabad to Ayodhya in November 2018.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 739,402 | — |
| 1911 | 693,018 | −0.65% |
| 1921 | 694,764 | +0.03% |
| 1931 | 714,938 | +0.29% |
| 1941 | 782,639 | +0.91% |
| 1951 | 873,686 | +1.11% |
| 1961 | 960,818 | +0.96% |
| 1971 | 1,107,515 | +1.43% |
| 1981 | 1,361,862 | +2.09% |
| 1991 | 1,684,747 | +2.15% |
| 2001 | 2,088,928 | +2.17% |
| 2011 | 2,470,996 | +1.69% |
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According to the 2011 Indian census, the district had a population of 2,470,996, of which males were 1,259,628 and females were 1,211,368. Population in the age group of 0–6 years was 360,082. This gave it a ranking of 178th in India (out of a total of640).[7] The district had a population density of 1,054 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,730/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.16%. The district had asex ratio of 961females for every 1000 males. The total number of literates in the district were 1,450,901, which constitutes 58.7% of the population. Theeffective literacy rate of 7+ population was 70.63%. 13.77% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 22.46% of the population.[7]
At the2011 Census of India, 83.00% of the population in the district identified their first language asHindi, 13.50% asAwadhi and 3.14% asUrdu.[8]
Ayodhya district has one Lok Sabha constituency and five Vidhan Sabha constituencies.Awadhesh Prasad of theSamajwadi Party is the sittingMP ofFaizabad Lok Sabha constituency.[9] Four of the fivelegislative assembly seats are held by the BJP and one by theSamajwadi Party. Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) is the MLA forAyodhya, Ram Chandra Yadav (BJP) forRudauli,Chandrabhanu Paswan (BJP) forMilkipur, Amit Singh Chauhan (BJP) forBikapur and Abhay Singh (Samajwadi Party) forGoshainganj.[10]
There are 19 Police stations in Ayodhya district.[11]
The major railway stations in the district are
Ayodhya International Airport is the international airport in Ayodhya district.
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