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District of Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya District Population 2026

Formerly Faizabad district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 29.63 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

29,63,000 2.96 million 1 March 2026

Ayodhya district's population is estimated at ≈29.63 lakh (29,63,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 24,70,996.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Ayodhya district

Census 2011
24,70,996
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 29.63 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,40,253

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
21,30,743

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 29.63 lakh 29,63,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
24.71 lakh 24,70,996 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,056per km² 2011
Sex ratio
962 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
931 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
68.7% Male 78.1% · Female 59.0%
Urban share
13.8% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+18.3% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,341km² Census 2011
Households
4.23 lakh 5.8 people per household
Villages
1,264 Census 2011
Towns
10 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Ayodhya: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
31 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19518,73,686
19619,60,818
197111,07,515
198113,61,862
199116,84,747
200120,88,928
201124,70,996
2016 *26,61,000
2021 *28,30,000
2026 *29,63,000
2031 *30,60,000
2036 *31,30,000

* Estimate

How Ayodhya's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Ayodhya's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Faizabad6,91,45728.0%92876.9%39.0%
2 Milkipur4,79,70719.4%98566.8%0.0%
3 Rudauli4,64,25018.8%94956.1%9.3%
4 Bikapur4,49,76418.2%100469.2%3.2%
5 Sohawal3,85,81815.6%96270.5%3.4%

Largest towns in Ayodhya (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ayodhya (Census 2011)
  1. Faizabad 1,65,228
  2. Ayodhya 55,890
  3. Rudauli 43,091
  4. Bikapur 14,453
  5. Bhadarsa 13,154
  6. Gosainganj 12,931
  7. Faizabad Cantonment 12,391
  8. Khojn Pur CT 9,618
  9. Pahar Ganj CT 7,019
  10. Gaddoo Pur CT 6,478

How people in Ayodhya worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

31.3%

Agricultural labourers

32.8%

Household industry

5.2%

Other work

30.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.6%.

Age structure of Ayodhya

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Ayodhya
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,21,1201,14,309
5-91,57,7901,45,251
10-141,63,7151,53,377
15-191,46,0661,44,571
20-241,08,2011,04,854
25-2987,69587,883
30-3477,03981,536
35-3978,41576,384
40-4464,46160,843
45-4953,80350,667
50-5443,96239,695
55-5934,57736,741
60-6438,67938,041
65-6928,50426,926
70-7421,16218,638
75-798,5908,352
80+11,98511,480
Children (0–14)
35.0%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
56.3%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.7%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
21.8years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
68.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Ayodhya

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 28 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Ayodhya
  1. Hindi 96.6%
  2. Urdu 3.1%
  3. Sindhi 0.1%
  4. Dogri 0.0%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi83.0%
  2. Awadhi13.5%
  3. Urdu3.1%
  4. Sindhi0.1%
  5. Dogri0.0%
  6. Bhojpuri0.0%
  7. Chhattisgarhi0.0%
  8. Punjabi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Ayodhya

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 30.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 21.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 55.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 22.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 57.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 14.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 62.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 23.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 6.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.7%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 82.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.6%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 2.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 54.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 42.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 2.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 14.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Ayodhya district held 1.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 39th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.7%, 1.0 points above the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.1% of men but only 59.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 962 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 912.
  • 13.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈29.63 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Faizabad, had 1.65 lakh people in 2011, 6.7% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Uttar Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Ayodhya, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ayodhya (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ayodhya (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 20,94,271 84.8% 79.7%
Muslim 3,65,806 14.8% 19.3%
Christian 3,225 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 1,912 0.1% 0.3%
Buddhist 737 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 358 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 185 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 4,502 0.2% 0.3%
Total24,70,996100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ayodhya district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈29,63,000 (29.63 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ayodhya's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 24,70,996.

What was the population of Ayodhya district in Census 2011?
24,70,996: 12,59,628 males and 12,11,368 females, of whom 3,40,253 lived in towns and 21,30,743 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ayodhya?
Literacy was 68.7% in 2011 (men 78.1%, women 59.0%). The sex ratio was 962 females per 1,000 males, and 931 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ayodhya district?
Faizabad, with 1,65,228 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ayodhya district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,264 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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