Clockwise from top-left: Diwali at Ram ki Paidi, Bahu Begum ka Maqbara, Amsin Bazar, Saryu river near Ayodhya, Gulab Bari
Location of Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
State
Uttar Pradesh
Division
Ayodhya
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, NH 330A, SH 30
Website
ayodhya.nic.in
Ayodhya district (previously known as Faizabad district) is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters.[1][3] 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] 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.
The official name of the district was changed from Faizabad to Ayodhya in November 2018.[4]
^ abcde"About district". District Ayodhya, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ ab"Census of India: Search Details – Faizabad District". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^Tully, Mark (2017), India in Slow Motion, Penguin Random House India Private Limited, pp. 18–, ISBN 978-93-5118-097-5
^"Faizabad district to be renamed as Ayodhya, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath". The Financial Express. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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