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{{short description|District in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Other uses|Ayodhya (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ayodhya district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]]
| other_name = Faizabad district
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration Day Picture.jpg {{!}} Ram Mandir on its inauguration day
|photo2a = Saryu.JPG {{!}} The River Saryu in Ayodhya
|photo1b = Sarayu River night view, Ayodhya 001.jpg {{!}} Diwali at Ram ki Paidi in Ayodhya
|photo3a = Ayodhya International Airport.jpg {{!}} Ayodhya International Airport, serving twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad
|photo3b = Gulabbari.JPG {{!}} Gulab Bari in Faizabad, the tomb of Shuja-ud-Daula, husband of Bahu Begum
|photo2b = Hanuman Garhi Temple, a major religious site in Ayodhya utter pradesh.jpg {{!}} [[Hanuman Garhi Temple]]; Famous temple in Ayodhya
}}
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Ram Mandir]] in Ayodhya, Diwali at [[Ram ki Paidi]] in Ayodhya, [[Hanuman Garhi Temple]] in Ayodhya, [[Gulab Bari]] in Faizabad, [[Ayodhya Airport|Ayodhya International Airport]] in Ayodhya, [[Sarayu River (Ayodhya)|Saryu River]] in Ayodhya
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Faizabad.svg
| map_caption = Location of Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|26|47|N|82|08|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Ayodhya
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya division|Ayodhya]]
| 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 = District Magistrate
| leader_name = Chandra Vijay Singh (IAS)
| 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 = UP-42
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]], [[NH 330]], [[National Highway 330A (India)|NH 330A]], [[SH 30]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|https://ayodhya.nic.in}}
}}

'''Ayodhya district''' (formerly '''Faizabad district''') is one of the 75 [[districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] in the northern [[India]]n [[states and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The city of [[Ayodhya]] is its administrative headquarters.<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 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801084302/https://ayodhya.nic.in/|archive-date=1 August 2025}}</ref> and had a population of 2,470,996 in the 2011 census.<ref name=ayodhya.nic.in-aboutdistrict/><ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Search Details – Faizabad District |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=190933 |access-date=6 November 2019 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> Ayodhya district shares its borders with 6 districts of Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by [[Gonda district|Gonda]] and [[Basti district|Basti]] districts on the northern side, [[Amethi district|Amethi]] and [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]] districts on the south, and [[Ambedkar Nagar district|Ambedkar Nagar]] and [[Barabanki district|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.<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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702193000/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/faizabad-district-to-be-renamed-as-ayodhya-says-up-cm-yogi-adityanath/1374856/|archive-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{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=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Ayodhya district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hindu]]|darkorange|84.75}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Uttar Pradesh|Islam]]|green|14.80}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.45}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
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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. The 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]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Faizabad|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1204/download/3830/DH_2011_0946_PART_A_DCHB_FAIZABAD.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> 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 was 1,450,901, which constitutes 58.7% of the population. The [[Literacy in India|effective literacy rate]] of those aged 7+ was 70.63%. 13.77% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 22.46% of the population.<ref name="districtcensus" />

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption=Languages in Ayodhya district (2011 census)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 83.00 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] |value2 = 13.50 |color2 = indianred
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 3.14 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.36 |color4 = grey
}}

At the [[2011 Census of India]], 83.00% of the population in the district identified their first language as [[Hindi]], 13.50% as [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] and 3.14% as [[Urdu]].<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

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==Politics==
Ayodhya district has one Lok Sabha constituency and five Vidhan Sabha constituencies. [[Awadhesh Prasad]] of the [[Samajwadi Party]] is the sitting [[Member of parliament|MP]] of [[Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Dheeraj |date=7 June 2024 |title=SP’s Ayodhya winner: ‘BJP kept saying hum Ram ko laaye hain, the reality is they did business in the name of Ram’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/sp-ayodhya-winner-awadhesh-prasad-interview-9376440/lite/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> Four of the five [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] seats are held by the BJP and one by the [[Samajwadi Party]]. Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) is the MLA for [[Ayodhya Assembly constituency|Ayodhya]], Ram Chandra Yadav (BJP) for [[Rudauli Assembly constituency|Rudauli]], [[Chandrabhanu Paswan]] (BJP) for [[Milkipur Assembly constituency|Milkipur]], Amit Singh Chauhan (BJP) for [[Bikapur Assembly constituency|Bikapur]] and Abhay Singh (Samajwadi Party) for [[Goshainganj Assembly constituency|Goshainganj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goshainganj, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: SP's Abhay Singh wins Goshainganj with 72186 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/goshainganj-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923305-2022-03-10 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Police stations==
There are 19 Police stations in Ayodhya district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Police {{!}} Police Units {{!}} Ayodhya {{!}} Officials |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?faizabad&cd=OAAwADcA |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=uppolice.gov.in}}</ref>

*Kotwali, Ayodhya
*Inayat Nagar
*Ayodhya Cantt.
*Kumarganj
*Kotwali Nagar
*Khandasa
*Gosainganj
*Tarun
*Patranga
*Pura Kalandar
*Kotwali, Bikapur
*Mawai
*Maharajganj
*Mahila Thana
*Rudauli
*Ram Janmabhoomi
*Raunahi
*Haiderganj
*Baba Bazaar<ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh to get 18 new police stations for increased policing |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/uttar-pradesh-to-get-18-new-police-stations-for-increased-policing/articleshow/94206679.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> (newly created 2022).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Police {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/police/ |access-date=27 December 2022 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322125146/https://ayodhya.nic.in/police/|archive-date=22 March 2025}}</ref>

==Transport==
===By Rail===
The major railway stations in the district are
* [[Ayodhya Junction railway station|Ayodhya Junction]]
* [[Ayodhya Cantt railway station|Ayodhya Cantt]]
* [[Rudauli railway station]]
* [[Goshainganj railway station]]

===By Air===
[[Ayodhya International Airport]] is the international airport in Ayodhya district.

==Education==
* [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University|Avadh University]], later renamed the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, was established in Faizabad, Ayodhya district in 1975.
* [[Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology]] is a university situated in Kumarganj.
* [[K.S. Saket P.G. College]] is a degree college situated in Ayodhya city.

==Villages==


*[[Baragaon, Ayodhya|Baragaon]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Wiktionary|Faizabad}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071103112930/http://www.faizabadcity.com/ Faizabad city website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170831093500/http://faizabad.nic.in/ Former Faizabad district website]

{{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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