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Faizabad Junction railway station, officially known as Ayodhya Cantt railway station (station code AYC), is a railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Lucknow-Varanasi section and is a part of the Northern Railway zone.[2] Faizabad Junction and Ayodhya Junction are the two railway junction stations in Ayodhya district.[1]

History

The station was established in 1874.[2][3] In October 2021, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, decided to rename the station "Ayodhya Cantt railway station".[2] On 2 November 2021 Indian Railways consented to the change of name, which also changed the station code from FD to AYC.[3][4]

  • One of the platforms with a train
    One of the platforms with a train
  • Ayodhya Cantt railway station board
    Ayodhya Cantt railway station board

About

The 2011 Census of India showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households.[5][6]

  • There were 7,744 males and 4,647 females.[5][6] The sex ratio was 600.1 females per 1,000 males.[5]
  • There were 1,368 children of six and under:[5] 716 boys and 652 girls, giving a sex ratio of 910.6 girls per 1,000 boys.[5]
  • There were 9,783 literates (89% of the population over six), of which 6,595 were male and 3,188 were female (85% and 69% of the male and female population over six).[5]
Historical population of Ayodhya Cantonment
YearPop.±%
19315,726—    
19412,417−57.8%
19515,916+144.8%
19614,579−22.6%
19716,971+52.2%
198110,794+54.8%
199111,843+9.7%
200114,040+18.6%
201112,391−11.7%
Source: [6]

Religions in Ayodhya Cantonment (2011)[7]

  Hinduism (90.86%)
  Islam (7.29%)
  Christianity (1.48%)
  Others (0.16%)
  Not Stated (0.21%)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Arrivals at AYC/Ayodhya Cantt (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ a b c "UP govt to rename Faizabad railway station as Ayodhya Cantt". The Telegraph (India). 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Faizabad Junction railway station renamed as Ayodhya Cantt: Railways". The New Indian Express. 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Faizabad Junction railway station renamed as Ayodhya Cantt: Railways". Mint. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and City (Without Ward), 2011", 2011 Census of India, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
  6. ^ a b c "A-04: Citys and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2011 with variation between 1901 and 2011 - Class I (population of 100,000 and above)", 2011 Census of India, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
  7. ^ "PCA REL: Primary Census Abstract - By religion – Uttar Pradesh", 2011 Census of India, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India


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