Ayodhya district explained

Ayodhya district
Settlement Type:District of Uttar Pradesh
Other Name:Faizabad district
Total Type:Total
Coor Pinpoint:Ayodhya
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Ayodhya
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Ayodhya
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
P1:5
Area Total Km2:2,522
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2,470,996
Population Urban:689354
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:69.57%
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:961
Leader Title1:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:UP-42
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
Blank Info Sec1:NH 27, NH 330, NH 330A, SH 30

Ayodhya district (previously known as Faizabad district) is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 2522km2,[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 by Gonda and Basti districts on the northern side, Amethi and Sultanpur districts on the south, and Ambedkar Nagar and Barabanki districts share the border on the east and west.

The official name of the district was changed from Faizabad to Ayodhya in November 2018.[3]

Demographics

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 of 640).[4] The district had a population density of 1054PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.16%. The district had a sex ratio of 961 females for every 1000 males. The total number of literates in the district were 1,450,901, which constitutes 58.7% of the population. The effective 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.

At the 2011 Census of India, 83.00% of the population in the district identified their first language as Hindi, 13.50% as Awadhi and 3.14% as Urdu.[5]

Politics

Ayodhya district has one Lok Sabha constituency and five Vidhan Sabha constituencies. Awadhesh Prasad of the Samajwadi Party is the sitting MP of Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency.[6] Three of the five legislative assembly seats are held by the BJP and two by the Samajwadi Party. Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) is the MLA for Ayodhya, Ram Chandra Yadav (BJP) for Rudauli, Awadesh Prasad (Samajwadi Party) for Milkipur, Amit Singh Chauhan (BJP) for Bikapur and Abhay Singh (Samajwadi Party) for Goshainganj.[7]

Police stations

There are 19 Police stations in Ayodhya district.[8]

Transport

By Rail

The major railway stations in the district are

By Air

Ayodhya International Airport is the international airport in Ayodhya district.

Education

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About district . District Ayodhya, Government of Uttar Pradesh . 27 July 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Census of India: Search Details – Faizabad District . 6 November 2019 . www.censusindia.gov.in.
  3. News: Faizabad district to be renamed as Ayodhya, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath . 9 November 2019 . The Financial Express . 6 November 2018.
  4. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Faizabad. censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh. www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. News: Mishra . Dheeraj . 7 June 2024 . SP’s Ayodhya winner: ‘BJP kept saying hum Ram ko laaye hain, the reality is they did business in the name of Ram’ . The Indian Express . 27 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Goshainganj, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: SP's Abhay Singh wins Goshainganj with 72186 votes . 1 October 2022 . India Today . en.
  8. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Police Police Units Ayodhya Officials . 27 December 2022 . uppolice.gov.in.
  9. News: Uttar Pradesh to get 18 new police stations for increased policing . The Economic Times . 27 December 2022.
  10. Web site: Police District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh India . 27 December 2022 . en-US.