Ayodhya division (formerly Faizabad division) is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern

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Ayodhya Ayodhya () is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayodhya became th ...

city 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. The division currently consists of the following 5

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

:- * Ambedkar Nagar * Amethi * Barabanki *

* Sultanpur

Demographics

The 2011 census did not use the new organisation. The districts at the time consisted of Barabanki,

Faizabad Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: ɛːzaːbaːd is a city located in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the southern bank of the River Saryu about 6.5 km from Ayodhya City, the district headquarter, ...

(now called ''Ayodhya''), Ambedkar Nagar, and Sultanpur. The latter had different sub-districts than now.

References

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