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]
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. [4] The latter had different sub-districts than now.
| Ayodhya division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census. [4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother tongue code | Mother tongue | Districts | Ayodhya division | ||||
| Bara Banki | Ayodhya | Ambedkar Nagar | Sultanpur | Total people | Percentage | ||
| 002007 | Bengali | 635 | 584 | 303 | 597 | 2,119 | 0.02% |
| 004001 | Dogri | 0 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 0.01% |
| 006030 | Awadhi | 68,876 | 333,602 | 256,822 | 888,371 | 1,547,671 | 12.98% |
| 006102 | Bhojpuri | 2,141 | 804 | 39,100 | 2,889 | 44,934 | 0.38% |
| 006142 | Chhattisgarhi | 217 | 788 | 490 | 2,700 | 4,195 | 0.04% |
| 006240 | Hindi | 2,984,773 | 2,050,978 | 1,905,077 | 2,781,822 | 9,722,650 | 81.52% |
| 015043 | Odia | 84 | 557 | 504 | 628 | 1,773 | 0.01% |
| 016038 | Punjabi | 1,199 | 763 | 362 | 887 | 3,211 | 0.03% |
| 019014 | Sindhi | 0 | 2,432 | 4 | 28 | 2,464 | 0.02% |
| 022015 | Urdu | 200,893 | 77,484 | 193,932 | 116,980 | 589,289 | 4.94% |
| 028001 | Arabic/Arbi | 170 | 38 | 474 | 391 | 1,073 | 0.01% |
| 040001 | English | 763 | 53 | 42 | 39 | 897 | 0.01% |
| – | Others | 948 | 2,082 | 778 | 1,785 | 5,593 | 0.05% |
| Total | 3,260,699 | 2,470,996 | 2,397,888 | 3,797,117 | 11,926,700 | 100.00% | |
Faizabad is a city located in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the southern bank of the River Saryu about 6.5 km from Ayodhya City, the district headquarter, 130 km east of the state capital Lucknow. Faizabad was the first capital of the Nawabs of Awadh and has monuments built by those Nawabs, like the Tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab Bari. It was also the headquarters of Faizabad district and Faizabad division before November 2018. Faizabad is a twin city of Ayodhya and it is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.
Sultanpur district is a district in the Awadh region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district is Sultanpur city. The total area of Sultanpur district is 2672.89 Sq. km.
Barabanki district is one of the five districts of Ayodhya division in the central Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Barabanki city is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki district. Total area of Barabanki district is 3891.5 Sq. km.
Ayodhya 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 2,522 square kilometres (974 sq mi), and had a population of 2,470,996 in the 2011 census. 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.
Ambedkar Nagar is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erstwhile Faizabad district. It was created by the then Chief Minister Mayawati and named in memory of B. R. Ambedkar, who worked for the advancement of the depressed classes. The total area of Ambedkar Nagar district is 2350 Sq. Km.
Barabanki is a city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki district and a part of Ayodhya division. The city is about 30 km east of Lucknow, the state capital. It has a population of 146,831 with a density of 331.00 per square kilometre.
Bikapur is a town, tehsil and nagar panchayat of Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Bikapur is 25 km south of the district headquarters Ayodhya city.
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Jalalpur is a town, tehsil and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Akbarpur is a city, municipal corporation, tehsil, and the administrative headquarters of Ambedkar Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a part of Ayodhya division.
Milkipur is a town and tehsil in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Milkipur is 32 km south of district headquarters Ayodhya city. District Ayodhya consists of 11 blocks and Milkipur is a block in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Amethi is one of the 75 districts of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh. It covers an area of 2,329.11 km2. Gauriganj is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Goshainganj, also known as Gosainganj, is a town and nagar panchayat in the Ayodhya district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located 32 km from the district headquarters Ayodhya, Goshainganj has one of the oldest markets of the district.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, commonly known as Avadh University, is a state university located in Faizabad, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1975 by the government of Uttar Pradesh. Presently, the university is catering education to about 5 lakhs regular/private student through its nine residential PG departments and on campus Institute of Engineering along-with more than 600 affiliated colleges.
Baramadpur is a village in Akhand Nagar block of Kadipur tehsil in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it has a population of 3,251 people, in 442 households. It has one primary school and one primary health centre and it hosts both a regular market and a weekly haat. It is part of the nyaya panchayat of Sajampur.
Rajesultanpur or Raje Sultanpur is a town and nagar panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Amaniganj is a town in Milkipur tehsil, Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Amaniganj is situated on Milkipur-Rudauli road and is 51 km away from district headquarters Ayodhya city. Amaniganj is a block in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Tarun is a town in Bikapur tehsil, Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Tarun is 30 km south of district headquarters Ayodhya city.
Aalapur is a town and tehsil in Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a part of Faizabad division in Uttar Pradesh state. Aalapur is 33 km east of district headquarters Akbarpur city.
Haiderganj is a town in Bikapur tehsil in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Haiderganj is 40 km south of district headquarters Ayodhya city.
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