Ayodhya Cantonment

Ayodhya Cantonment 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.

Demographics

The 2011 Census of India showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households.

There were 7,744 males and 4,647 females. The sex ratio was 600.1 females per 1,000 males.
There were 1,368 children of six and under: 716 boys and 652 girls, giving a sex ratio of 910.6 girls per 1,000 boys.
There were 9,783 literates, of which 6,595 were male and 3,188 were female.