Faizabad Cantonment
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Ayodhya Cantonment | |
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Municipal City | |
![]() ![]() Ayodhya Cantonment Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 26°47′47″N 82°08′01″E / 26.796444°N 82.133665°ECoordinates: 26°47′47″N 82°08′01″E / 26.796444°N 82.133665°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Faizabad district |
Founded by | British Indian Army |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Body | Indian Army |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 78,890 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Awadhi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP 42 GT |
Website | cbfaizabad |
Faizabad Cantonment (officially Ayodhya Cantonment) is a cantonment town in Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, close to the city of Ayodhya. Established in the year 1858, today the Ayodhya Cantonment is a Class I,2,3,4,5 cantonment.
Demographics[]
As of 2001 India census,[1] Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 78901. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ayodhya Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Ayodhya Cantonment, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References[]
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
External links[]
- Cantonment Board, website[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Faizabad district
- Faizabad
- Cantonments of British India
- Cantonments of India
- Cantonment towns in Uttar Pradesh
- Populated places established in 1878
- Faizabad division geography stubs