Ayodhya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Ayodhya is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Faizabad tehsil of Faizabad district. The Ayodhya city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,026 families residing in the Ayodhya city. The total population of Ayodhya is 55,890 out of which 31,705 are males and 24,185 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ayodhya is 763.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ayodhya city is 5976 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3162 male children and 2814 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ayodhya is 890 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (763).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ayodhya is 78.2%. Thus Ayodhya has higher literacy rate compared to 68.7% of Faizabad district. The male literacy rate is 83.43% and the female literacy rate is 71.1% in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 10,026 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ayodhya Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ayodhya Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 5,976 3,162 2,814
Literacy 78.2% 75.1% 62.8%
Scheduled Caste 8,818 4,724 4,094
Scheduled Tribe 21 8 13
Illiterate 16,883 7,892 8,991

Caste-wise Population - Ayodhya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ayodhya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,818 4,724 4,094
Schedule Tribe 21 8 13

Religion-wise Population - Ayodhya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ayodhya is 52,108 which is 93.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ayodhya is 3,461 which is 6.19% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ayodhya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 52,108 (93.23%) 29,755 22,353
Muslim 3,461 (6.19%) 1,790 1,671
Christian 48 (0.09%) 21 27
Sikh 81 (0.14%) 43 38
Buddhist 65 (0.12%) 33 32
Jain 58 (0.1%) 27 31
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 65 (0.12%) 35 30

Literacy Rate - Ayodhya

The total literacy rate of Ayodhya was 78.15% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 39,007 literates, males were 23,813 while females were 15,194. Also the male literacy rate was 83.43% and the female literacy rate was 71.1% in Ayodhya.

  Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh
Female 71.1% 57.18%
Male 83.43% 77.28%
Total 78.15% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Ayodhya

The Sex Ratio of Ayodhya is 763. Thus per every 1000 men there were 763 females in Ayodhya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 890 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 763 ) of Ayodhya.

Child Population - Ayodhya

According to Census 2011, there were 5,976 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ayodhya. Out of which 3,162 were male while 2,814 were female.

Working Population - Ayodhya

In Ayodhya Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 17,520 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,520 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 536 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,840 13,310 1,530
Cultivators 204 187 17
Agriculture Labourer 536 470 66
Household Industries 410 345 65
Other Workers 13,690 12,308 1,382
Marginal Workers 2,680 2,092 588
Non Working 38,370 16,303 22,067

Ayodhya Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ayodhya is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,593 64.1% 822
2 Ward No - 2 2,060 61.9% 841
3 Ward No - 3 2,395 56.8% 904
4 Ward No - 4 2,008 74.5% 737
5 Ward No - 5 1,873 80.8% 261
6 Ward No - 6 1,937 79.8% 656
7 Ward No - 7 1,973 67.7% 830
8 Ward No - 8 1,388 68.7% 786
9 Ward No - 9 2,808 50.4% 816
10 Ward No - 10 2,627 72.5% 837
11 Ward No - 11 1,576 82.7% 799
12 Ward No - 12 1,655 75.3% 701
13 Ward No - 13 1,714 77% 873
14 Ward No - 14 1,766 69.7% 640
15 Ward No - 15 2,124 78% 760
16 Ward No - 16 2,157 76.3% 850
17 Ward No - 17 2,471 60.3% 687
18 Ward No - 18 2,627 78% 645
19 Ward No - 19 2,233 77.7% 680
20 Ward No - 20 1,811 80.5% 798
21 Ward No - 21 1,792 77.3% 783
22 Ward No - 22 1,694 77.7% 669
23 Ward No - 23 3,718 48.2% 849
24 Ward No - 24 2,939 71.8% 953
25 Ward No - 25 3,951 71.1% 868

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