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'''Ayodhya division''', previously known as '''Faizabad division''', is an administrative geographical unit of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[India]]. [[Ayodhya]] is the administrative headquarters of the division.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} City Of Lord Rama {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/|access-date=8 March 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the renaming of the Faizabad division to Ayodhya division in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/up-cabinet-approves-renaming-of-faizabad-as-ayodhya-allahabad-as-prayagraj/articleshow/66605791.cms |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | '''Ayodhya division''', previously known as '''Faizabad division''', is an administrative geographical unit of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[India]]. [[Ayodhya]] is the administrative headquarters of the division.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} City Of Lord Rama {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/|access-date=8 March 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the renaming of the Faizabad division to Ayodhya division in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/up-cabinet-approves-renaming-of-faizabad-as-ayodhya-allahabad-as-prayagraj/articleshow/66605791.cms |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
The division currently consists of the following [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]]: | The division currently consists of the following [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Administrative Setup {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/administrative-setup/|access-date=2021-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref>: | ||
* [[Ambedkar Nagar district|Ambedkar Nagar]] | * [[Ambedkar Nagar district|Ambedkar Nagar]] | ||
* [[Amethi district|Amethi]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Verma|first=Lalmani |title=Amethi to remain district, but with one less tehsil |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/amethi-to-remain-district-but-with-one-less-tehsil/1126137/ |access-date=17 July 2020 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 June 2013}}</ref> | * [[Amethi district|Amethi]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Verma|first=Lalmani |title=Amethi to remain district, but with one less tehsil |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/amethi-to-remain-district-but-with-one-less-tehsil/1126137/ |access-date=17 July 2020 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 June 2013}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 13 October 2021
Ayodhya division, previously known as Faizabad division, is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Ayodhya 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 districts[3]:
Demographics
Faizabad division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[5]
Awadhi (12.98%)
Hindi (81.52%)
Urdu (4.94%)
Others (0.56%)
The 2011 Indian census did not use the new organisation. The districts at the time consisted of Bara Banki, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, and Sultanpur.[5] The latter had different sub-districts than now.
| Faizabad division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother tongue code | Mother tongue | Districts | Faizabad division | ||||
| Bara Banki | Faizabad | 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% | |
References
- ↑ "District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | City Of Lord Rama | India". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ PTI (13 November 2018). "UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ↑ "Administrative Setup | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ Verma, Lalmani (7 June 2013). "Amethi to remain district, but with one less tehsil". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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