Faizabad district

Faizabad district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Ayodhya district
Clockwise from top-left: Diwali at Ram ki Paidi, Bahu Begum ka Maqbara, Amsin Bazar, Saryu river near Ayodhya, Gulab Bari
Location of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Faizabad
Headquarters	Ayodhya
Tehsils	5
Government
•  Lok Sabha constituencies	Faizabad (Lok Sabha constituency) - Ayodhya, Bikapur, Milkipur, Rudauli Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency) - Goshainganj
•  Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Ayodhya Bikapur Goshainganj Milkipur Rudauli
Area [1]
• Total	2,522 km2 (974 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2] [1]
• Total	2,470,996
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/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, National Highway 330A (India), SH 30
Website	ayodhya.nic.in

Faizabad district, officially Ayodhya district, is an administrative district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters. ^{[1] [3]} The official name of the district was changed from Faizabad to Ayodhya in November 2018. ^[4] 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]}

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). ^[5] The district had a population density of 1,054 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,730/sq mi). 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%. Scheduled Castes made up 22.46% of the population. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

Historical population

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%
source: [7]

Religions in Faizabad/Ayodhya district (2011) [8]
Religion			Percent
Hindus			84.75%
Muslims			14.80%
Other or not stated			0.45%
Distribution of religions

Politics

Faizabad district has one Lok Sabha constituency and five Vidhan Sabha constituencies. Lallu Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MP of Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency. ^[9] 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. ^[10]

Police stations

There are 19 Police stations in Faizabad district. ^[11]

1.Kotwali Ayodhya 2.Inayat Nagar 3.Cantt. 4.Kumarganj 5.Kotwali Nagar 6.Khandasa 7.Gosainganj 8.Tarun 9.Patranga 10.Pura Kalandar 11.Kotwali Bikapur 12.Mawai 13.Maharajganj 14.Mahila Thana 15.Rudauli 16.Ram Janm Bhumi 17.Raunahi 18.Haiderganj 19.Baba Bazar ^[12] (newly created 2022). ^[13]

Transport

By Rail

The major railway stations in the district are

• Ayodhya Junction
• Faizabad Junction (Ayodhya Cantt)
• Rudauli railway station
• Goshainganj railway station

By Air

Ayodhya Airport (under construction) is the international airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

Education

• Avadh University, later renamed the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, was established in Faizabad in 1975.
• Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology is a university situated in Kumarganj.
• K.S. Saket P.G. College is a degree college situated in Ayodhya city.

References

1. "About district". District Ayodhya, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
2. "Census of India: Search Details – Faizabad District". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
3. Tully, Mark (2017), India in Slow Motion, Penguin Random House India Private Limited, pp. 18–, ISBN   978-93-5118-097-5
4. "Faizabad district to be renamed as Ayodhya, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath". The Financial Express. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
5. "District Census Handbook: Faizabad" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
8. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
9. "फैजाबाद लोकसभा सीट : 65 हजार वोटों से लल्लू सिंह विजयी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
10. "Goshainganj, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: SP's Abhay Singh wins Goshainganj with 72186 votes". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
11. "Uttar Pradesh Police | Police Units | Ayodhya | Officials". uppolice.gov.in. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
12. "Uttar Pradesh to get 18 new police stations for increased policing". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
13. "Police | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 27 December 2022.

External links

• Faizabad city website
• Former Faizabad district website

Coordinates: 26°47′N82°08′E / 26.783°N 82.133°E / 26.783; 82.133