Faizabad city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Faizabad Metropolitan Region. The Faizabad city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Faizabad city in 2025 is
238,000
, while Faizabad metro population is estimated at
372,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Faizabad city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Faizabad city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Faizabad city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Faizabad in 2011 is 165,228. Although Faizabad city has population of 165,228; its urban / metropolitan population is 256,624.
Faizabad Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Faizabad city are 123,895 of which 66,519 are males while 57,376 are females. Average literacy rate of Faizabad city is 84.03 percent of which male and female literacy was 87.17 and 80.66 percent.
The sex ratio of Faizabad city is 930 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 910 per 1000 boys.
Faizabad Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Faizabad city numbers 3,178 in which population of 18,862 resides. This is around 11.42% of total population of Faizabad city.
Faizabad Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Faizabad city with 69.88 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Faizabad with approximately 28.32 % following it.
In Faizabad city, Christinity is followed by 0.23 %, Jainism by 0.06 %, Sikhism by 0.83 % and Buddhism by 0.04 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.62 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
69.88 %
115,459
Muslims
28.32 %
46,789
Christian
0.23 %
384
Sikh
0.83 %
1,373
Buddhist
0.04 %
72
Jain
0.06 %
99
Others
0.01 %
22
Not Stated
0.62 %
1,030
Faizabad Future Population 2021-2031
Faizabad
City
Metropolitan
2011
165,228
256,624
2021
214,000
333,000
2022
220,000
342,000
2023
226,000
352,000
2024
232,000
362,000
2025
238,000
372,000
2026
245,000
383,000
2027
252,000
394,000
2028
259,000
405,000
2029
266,000
417,000
2030
273,000
429,000
2031
281,000
441,000
Faizabad City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
165,228
85,620
79,608
Literates
123,895
66,519
57,376
Children (0-6)
17,781
9,310
8,471
Average Literacy (%)
84.03 %
87.17 %
80.66 %
Sexratio
930
Child Sexratio
910
Faizabad Metropolitan Region
Faizabad city comes under Faizabad Metropolitan area.
Faizabad Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
256,624
137,138
119,486
Literates
190,362
106,779
83,583
Children (0-6)
27,611
14,469
13,142
Average Literacy (%)
83.12 %
87.05 %
78.60 %
Sexratio
871
Child Sexratio
908
Faizabad Metropolitan Areas
Ayodhya, Faizabad, Faizabad, Gaddoo Pur, Khojn Pur, and Pahar Ganj