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Ayodhya Cantonment

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Ayodhya Cantonment
Cantonment Area
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAyodhya
Established1858
Founded byBritish Indian Army
Government
 • TypeCantonment board
 • BodyAyodhya Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence[1]
Area
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 • Total
19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
12,391
 • Density629.6/km2 (1,631/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Awadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP 42 GT
Websiteayodhya.cantt.gov.in

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]

Demographics

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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]
Historical population of Ayodhya Cantonment
YearPop.±%
19315,726—    
19412,417−57.8%
19515,916+144.8%
19614,579−22.6%
19716,971+52.2%
198110,794+54.8%
199111,843+9.7%
200114,040+18.6%
201112,391−11.7%
Source: [2]
Religions in Ayodhya Cantonment (2011)[7]
  1. Hinduism (90.9%)
  2. Islam (7.29%)
  3. Christianity (1.48%)
  4. Others (0.16%)
  5. Not Stated (0.21%)

References

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