Ayodhya Cantonment

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
Cantonment Area
Ayodhya Cantonment Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.796444°N 82.133665°E / 26.796444; 82.133665
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 [2]
• 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	ayodhya.cantt.gov.in

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]

Historical population of Ayodhya Cantonment Year Pop. ±% 1931 5,726 —     1941 2,417 −57.8% 1951 5,916 +144.8% 1961 4,579 −22.6% 1971 6,971 +52.2% 1981 10,794 +54.8% 1991 11,843 +9.7% 2001 14,040 +18.6% 2011 12,391 −11.7% Source: [2]	Religions in Ayodhya Cantonment (2011)[7] Hinduism (90.86%) Islam (7.29%) Christianity (1.48%) Others (0.16%) Not Stated (0.21%)