Ayodhya district

District of Uttar Pradesh, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Uttar Pradesh
Division: Ayodhya
Headquarters: Ayodhya
District magistrate: Chandra Vijay Singh (IAS)
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
Total: 2,522 km (974 sq mi)
Density: 979.8/km (2,538/sq mi)
Urban: 689,354
Literacy: 69.57%
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Vehicle registration: UP-42
Major highways: NH 27 , NH 330 , NH 330A , SH 30
Website: ayodhya .nic .in

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2470996
Area: 2765
Official website: ayodhya.nic.in
Households: 423375

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Commons category: Ayodhya district
male population: 1259628
female population: 1211368
urban population: 340253
rural population: 2130743
literate population: 1450901
illiterate population: 1020095
short name: AY

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Ayodhya district (formerly Faizabad district) is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 2,522 square kilometres (974 sq mi), and had a population of 2,470,996 in the 2011 census. 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.