Faizabad division

Faizabad division, officially Ayodhya division, is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Faizabad is the administrative headquarters of the division. The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the renaming of the Faizabad division to Ayodhya division in November 2018.[1]

Faizabad division

The division currently consists of the following districts:

• Ambedkar Nagar
• Amethi[2]
• Barabanki
• Faizabad
• Sultanpur

Demographics

Faizabad division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[3]

  Awadhi (12.98%)

  Hindi (81.52%)

  Urdu (4.94%)

  Others (0.56%)

The 2011 Indian census did not use the new organisation. The districts at the time consisted of Bara Banki, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, and Sultanpur.[3] The latter had different sub-districts than now.

Faizabad division: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[3]
Mother tongue code	Mother tongue	Districts				Faizabad division
		Bara Banki	Faizabad	Ambedkar Nagar	Sultanpur	Total people	Percentage
002007	Bengali	635	584	303	597	2,119	0.02%
004001	Dogri	0	831	0	0	831	0.01%
006030	Awadhi	68,876	333,602	256,822	888,371	1,547,671	12.98%
006102	Bhojpuri	2,141	804	39,100	2,889	44,934	0.38%
006142	Chhattisgarhi	217	788	490	2,700	4,195	0.04%
006240	Hindi	2,984,773	2,050,978	1,905,077	2,781,822	9,722,650	81.52%
015043	Odia	84	557	504	628	1,773	0.01%
016038	Punjabi	1,199	763	362	887	3,211	0.03%
019014	Sindhi	0	2,432	4	28	2,464	0.02%
022015	Urdu	200,893	77,484	193,932	116,980	589,289	4.94%
028001	Arabic/Arbi	170	38	474	391	1,073	0.01%
040001	English	763	53	42	39	897	0.01%
–	Others	948	2,082	778	1,785	5,593	0.05%
Total		3,260,699	2,470,996	2,397,888	3,797,117	11,926,700	100.00%

References

1. PTI (13 November 2018). "UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. Verma, Lalmani (7 June 2013). "Amethi to remain district, but with one less tehsil". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
3. C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.