Faizabad district

Ayodhya district, is one of the 75 districts of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Ayodhya. The district is believed to be the birth place of Hindu deity Rama. The district occupies an area of 2,522 km² (974 sq mi). In the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,470,996 people. Awadhi is the commonly used language of the people of the Ayodhya district.

Ayodhya district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Ayodhya
Headquarters	Ayodhya
Tehsils	5
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Ayodhya (Lok Sabha constituency) - Ayodhya, Bikapur, Milkipur, Rudauli Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency) - Goshainganj
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Ayodhya Bikapur Goshainganj Milkipur Rudauli
Area
• Total	2,522 km2 (974 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,470,996
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Urban	689,354
Demographics
• Literacy	69.57%
• Sex ratio	961
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-42
Website	http://ayodhya.nic.in