Faizabad Cantonment

Faizabad Cantonment
Faizabad Cantonment
Municipal City
	Faizabad Cantonment Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26°47′47″N 82°08′01″E / 26.796444°N 82.133665°ECoordinates: 26°47′47″N 82°08′01″E / 26.796444°N 82.133665°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad district
Founded by	British Indian Army
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Body	Indian Army
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
• Rank	1
Population (2011)
• Total	78,890
• Rank	2
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Awadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 42 GT
Website	cbfaizabad.org

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Faizabad Cantonment, officially known as Ayodhya Cantonment is a cantonment town in Faizabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, close to the city of Faizabad. Established in the year 1858, today the Faizabad Cantonment is a Class I,2,3,4,5 cantonment.

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Faizabad Cantonment had a population of 78901. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faizabad Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Faizabad Cantonment, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References[edit]

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links[edit]

Cantonment Board, website

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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