Ayodhya division explained

Ayodhya division (formerly Faizabad division) is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya city is the administrative headquarters of the division.[1] The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the renaming of the Faizabad division to Ayodhya division in November 2018.[2]

The division currently consists of the following 5 districts:-[3]

Demographics

The 2011 census did not use the new organisation. The districts at the time consisted of Barabanki, Faizabad (now called Ayodhya), Ambedkar Nagar, and Sultanpur. The latter had different sub-districts than now.

Ayodhya division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[4]
Mother tongue codeMother tongueDistrictsAyodhya division
Bara Banki Ayodhya Ambedkar Nagar Sultanpur Total people Percentage
002007 635 584 303 597 2,119 0.02%
004001 0 831 0 0 831 0.01%
006030 68,876 333,602 256,822 888,371 1,547,671 12.98%
006102 2,141 804 39,100 2,889 44,934 0.38%
006142 217 788 490 2,700 4,195 0.04%
006240 2,984,773 2,050,978 1,905,077 2,781,822 9,722,650 81.52%
015043 84 557 504 628 1,773 0.01%
016038 1,199 763 362 887 3,211 0.03%
019014 0 2,432 4 28 2,464 0.02%
022015 200,893 77,484 193,932 116,980 589,289 4.94%
028001 170 38 474 391 1,073 0.01%
040001 763 53 42 39 897 0.01%
Others948 2,082 778 1,785 5,593 0.05%
Total3,260,699 2,470,996 2,397,888 3,797,117 11,926,700 100.00%

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh City Of Lord Rama India. 8 March 2021. en-US.
  2. News: PTI . UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj . 22 January 2021 . The Times of India . 13 November 2018 . en.
  3. Web site: Administrative Setup District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh India. 2021-10-05. en.
  4. C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 15 July 2020.