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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Ayodhya Cantonment<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Cantonment Area <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.796444|82.133665|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = 1858<br />
| founder = British Indian Army<br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Cantonment board]]<br />
| governing_body = Ayodhya Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence<ref>{{citation |url=https://ayodhya.cantt.gov.in/ |work=Ayodhya Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence |title=Home page |quotation=The Cantonment Board Ayodhya (CBA) is an autonomous body under the control of Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India and discharges obligatory and discretionary functions as per the provisions of Cantonment Act 2006.}}</ref><br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name=2011census-PCA-A4/><br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 19.68<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 12,391<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2011census-PCA-A4/><br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = <br />
| registration_plate = UP 42 GT<br />
| website = {{URL|https://ayodhya.cantt.gov.in}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Ayodhya Cantonment''' (or '''Ayodhya Cantt''') is a [[cantonment]] town in [[Ayodhya district]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], close to the city of [[Ayodhya]]. Established in the year 1858, today it is a Class I cantonment. The official name was changed from Faizabad Cantonment to '''Ayodhya Cantonment''' in October 2022 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Defence Minister Approves Renaming Faizabad Cantt As Ayodhya Cantt: Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-approves-renaming-faizabad-cantt-as-ayodhya-cantt-report-3402901 |date=4 October 2022 |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rajnath Singh approves renaming of Faizabad Cantt as Ayodhya Cantt |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/rajnath-singh-approves-renaming-of-faizabad-cantt-as-ayodhya-cantt/articleshow/94646406.cms |date=4 October 2022 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Faizabad Cantt to be renamed as Ayodhya Cantt, Defence Minister approves the proposal |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/faizabad-cantt-to-be-renamed-as-ayodhya-cantt-defence-minister-approves-the-proposal |date=4 October 2022 |newspaper=[[The Free Press Journal]] |language=en |agency=[[Asian News International]] }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
The [[2011 Census of India]] showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households.<ref name=2011_MDDS/><ref name=2011census-PCA-A4/><br />
*There were 7,744 males and 4,647 females.<ref name=2011_MDDS/><ref name=2011census-PCA-A4/> The [[sex ratio]] was 600.1 females per 1,000 males.<ref name=2011_MDDS/><br />
*There were 1,368 children of six and under:<ref name=2011_MDDS/> 716 boys and 652 girls, giving a sex ratio of 910.6 girls per 1,000 boys.<ref name=2011_MDDS/><br />
*There were 9,783 literates (89% of the population over six), of which 6,595 were male and 3,188 were female (85% and 69% of the male and female population over six).<ref name=2011_MDDS>{{citation |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42559/download/46185/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistTwn-0000.xlsx |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and City (Without Ward), 2011 |work=[[2011 Census of India]], Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref><br />
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||{{Historical populations<br />
|title = Historical population of Ayodhya Cantonment<br />
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|footnote = <br />
|source = <ref name=2011census-PCA-A4>{{citation |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx |title=A-04: Citys and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2011 with variation between 1901 and 2011 - Class I (population of 100,000 and above) |work=[[2011 Census of India]], Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref><br />
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| 1931| 5,726<br />
| 1941| 2,417<br />
| 1951| 5,916<br />
| 1961| 4,579<br />
| 1971| 6,971<br />
| 1981| 10,794<br />
| 1991| 11,843<br />
| 2001| 14,040<br />
| 2011| 12,391<br />
}}<br />
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|label1=[[Hinduism]]|value1=90.86|color1=orange<br />
|label2=[[Islam]]|value2=7.29|color2=Green<br />
|label3=[[Christianity]]|value3=1.48|color3=blue<br />
|label4=Others|value4=0.16|color4=Grey<br />
|label5=Not Stated|value5=0.21|color5=Black<br />
|caption=Religions in Ayodhya Cantonment (2011)<ref name="2011 Census">{{citation |title=PCA REL: Primary Census Abstract - By religion – Uttar Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11358/download/14471/RL-0900.xlsx |work=[[2011 Census of India]], Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.dgde.gov.in/cantonments/web/291 Cantonment Board, website]<br />
* [http://cbfaizabad.org/ cbfaizabad.org]<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ayodhya district]]<br />
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[[Category:Cantonment towns in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Cantonments of British India]]<br />
[[Category:Cantonments of India]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places established in 1878]]<br />
[[Category:Military installations established in 1858]]<br />
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