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Cantonment Area in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
Coordinates: 26.796444°N 82.133665°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Ayodhya |
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 | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Awadhi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP 42 GT |
Website | faizabad |
The 2011 Census of India showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households.[6][2]
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