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{{short description|District of Uttar Pradesh in India}}
#REDIRECT [[Ayodhya district]]


 
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                  = Faizabad district
| settlement_type        = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| official_name          = Ayodhya district
| total_type            = Total
| native_name            =
| image_map              = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Faizabad.svg
| map_caption            = Location of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates            =
| coor_pinpoint          = Faizabad
| subdivision_type      = Country
| subdivision_name      = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Faizabad division|Faizabad]]
| established_title      = Established
| established_date      =
| seat_type              = Headquarters
| seat                  = [[Ayodhya]]
| parts_type            = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style            = para
| p1                    = 5
| area_total_km2        = 2,522
| area_footnotes        = <ref name=ayodhya.nic.in-aboutdistrict/>
| population_as_of      = 2011
| population_total      = 2,470,996
| population_footnotes  =<ref name="Census2011Gov"/><ref name=ayodhya.nic.in-aboutdistrict/>
| population_urban      = 689354
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1    = Demographics
| demographics1_title1  = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1    = 69.57%
| demographics1_title2  = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2    = 961
| leader_title          =
| leader_name            =
| leader_title1          = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1          = {{olist |[[Faizabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] - Ayodhya, Bikapur, Milkipur, Rudauli |[[Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] - Goshainganj}}
| leader_title2          = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2          = {{olist |[[Ayodhya (Assembly constituency)|Ayodhya]] |[[Bikapur (Assembly constituency)|Bikapur]] |[[Goshainganj (Assembly constituency)|Goshainganj]] |[[Milkipur (Assembly constituency)|Milkipur]] |[[Rudauli (Assembly constituency)|Rudauli]]}}
| timezone1              = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1            = +05:30
| registration_plate    =
| blank_name_sec1        = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1        = [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]], [[NH 330]], [[National Highway 330A (India)]], [[SH 30]]
| blank_name_sec2        =
| blank_info_sec2        =
| website                = http://ayodhya.nic.in
}}
 
'''Faizabad district''', officially '''Ayodhya district''', is one of the 75 districts of [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The city of [[Ayodhya]], which is also notable for being the birth place of [[Hindu]] deity [[Rama]], is the administrative headquarters of the district.<ref name=ayodhya.nic.in-aboutdistrict/><ref name="Tully2017">{{citation|last=Tully|first=Mark|title=India in Slow Motion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmgQ3mcKL9wC&pg=PT18|year=2017|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-097-5|pages=18–}}</ref> The official name of the district was changed from ''Faizabad'' to ''Ayodhya'' in November 2018 under Uttar Pradesh chief minister [[Yogi Adityanath]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Faizabad district to be renamed as Ayodhya, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/faizabad-district-to-be-renamed-as-ayodhya-says-up-cm-yogi-adityanath/1374856/ |access-date=9 November 2019 |work=The Financial Express |date=6 November 2018}}</ref> The district occupies an area of {{convert|2,522|km2|sqmi}},<ref name=ayodhya.nic.in-aboutdistrict>{{Cite web |title=About district |work=District Ayodhya, Government of Uttar Pradesh |url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and had a population of 2,470,996 in the 2011 census.<ref name=ayodhya.nic.in-aboutdistrict/><ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
 
==Demographics==
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|84.75}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|14.80}}
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| caption=Faizabad district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
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|label1 = Hindi |value1 = 83.00 |color1 = Yellow
|label2 = Awadhi |value2 = 13.50 |color2 = Tomato
|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 3.14 |color3 = Red
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.36 |color4 = Black
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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 [[Districts of India|640]]). The district had a population density of {{convert| 1054 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.16%. The district had a [[sex ratio]] of 961 [[Women in India|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 [[Literacy in India|effective literacy rate]] of 7+ population was 70.63%.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Search Details – Faizabad District|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=190933 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>
 
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.62% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] (or languages considered to be the dialects of Hindi like Awadhi, Banjari, Bhojpuri, Chhattisgarhi, or Garhwali) and 3.14% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
 
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan=4| Faizabad district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Mother tongue code
! Mother tongue
! People
! Percentage
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 584 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 004001 || [[Dogri language|Dogri]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 831 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006030 || [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 333,602 
| style="text-align:right;" | 13.50%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006066 || [[Banjari language|Banjari]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 302 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006102 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 804 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006142 || [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 788 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006195 || [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 135 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,050,978 
| style="text-align:right;" | 83.00%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 011016 || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 182 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 015043 || [[Odia language|Odia]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 557 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 016038 || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 763 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 019014 || [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,432 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.10%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 77,484 
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.14%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="text-align:center;"| –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]] 
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,554 
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.06%
|-valign=top class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 | Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,470,996 
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
|-
|}
 
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,39,402|13=1911|14=6,93,018|15=1921|16=6,94,764|17=1931|18=7,14,938|19=1941|20=7,82,639|21=1951|22=8,73,686|23=1961|24=9,60,818|25=1971|26=11,07,515|27=1981|28=13,61,862|29=1991|30=16,84,747|31=2001|32=20,88,928|33=2011|34=24,70,996|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>|align=middle}}
 
==Education==
In 1975, [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University|Avadh University]], later renamed the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, was established in Faizabad city.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Wiktionary|Faizabad}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071103112930/http://www.faizabadcity.com/ Faizabad city website]
* {{official website|http://faizabad.nic.in}}
 
{{Geographic location
|Center    = Ayodhya district
|North    = [[Gonda district]]
|Northeast = [[Basti district]]
|East      = [[Ambedkar Nagar district]]
|Southeast =
|South    = [[Sultanpur district]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Bara Banki district]]
|Northwest =
}}
}}
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