Ayodhya Cantonment
Cantonment Area in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ayodhya Cantonment (or Ayodhya Cantt) is a cantonment town in Ayodhya district in the 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.[3][4][5]
Ayodhya Cantonment | |
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Cantonment Area | |
  Ayodhya Cantonment Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.796444°N 82.133665°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ayodhya |
| Established | 1858 |
| Founded by | British Indian Army |
| Government | |
| • Type | Cantonment board |
| • Body | Ayodhya Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 12,391 |
| • Density | 629.6/km2 (1,631/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Awadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP 42 GT |
| Website | ayodhya |
Demographics
The 2011 Census of India showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households.[6][2]
- There were 7,744 males and 4,647 females.[6][2] The sex ratio was 600.1 females per 1,000 males.[6]
- There were 1,368 children of six and under:[6] 716 boys and 652 girls, giving a sex ratio of 910.6 girls per 1,000 boys.[6]
- 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).[6]
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Religions in Ayodhya Cantonment (2011)[7]
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