| Voice of Faizabad :
Shailendra Singh
In Faizabad, the literacy rate is very low.
People lack awareness on various issues.
Women literacy is very poor.
Women are the backbone of a family so they should be encouraged
and motivated to study.
Unemployment is also a big issue. Due to lack of industries people
are jobless.
People are economically backward.
Faizabad District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2764.0 Km2
Population in Faizabad (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2,468,371
Male : 1,258,455
Female : 1,209,916
Under 6 population
Total : 347,080
Male : 180,112
Female : 166,968
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 28137
In seeing : 9386
In speech : 2298
In hearing : 1592
In movement : 11289
Mental : 3572
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 221
Sex Ratio Rank : 289
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 331 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 436 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Faizabad District
The city of Faizabad originally known as Fyzabad,
is situated in Eastern India, in Uttar Pradesh State, on the bank
of River Saryu, about 130 k.m. east of Lucknow. The city was founded
by Ali Vardi Khan, nawab of Bengal (1676-1756) in 1730. The foundation
of Faizabad was laid by Saadat Khan, the second Nawab of Awadh.
His successor Shuja-ud-daula made it the capital of Awadh. Faizabad
as a township, developed about 220 years ago. Safdar Jang, the second
nawab of Avadh (1739-54), made it as his military headquarters.
His successor Suja-ud-daula built a fort here. It was known as Chhota
Calcutta, now the fort has ruined. He built the Chowk in 1765 and
subsequently built the Anguribagh and Motibagh to the south of Faizabad
and Asafbagh and Bulandbagh to the west of the city. During the
reign of Shuja-ud-daula, Faizabad attained such a prosperity which
it never saw again. The Nawabs graced Faziabad with several beautiful
buildings, notable among them are the Gulab Bari, Moti Mahal and
the tomb of Bahu Begum. Gulab Bari is a beautiful building of fine
architecture, standing in a garden surrounded by a wall, approachable
through two large gateways. These buildings are particularly interesting
for their assimilative architectural styles. Shuja-ud-daula’s wife
was the well known Bahu Begum, who married the Nawab in 1743 and
continued to reside in Faizabad, her residence being the Moti-Mahal.
Close by at Jawaharbagh lies her Maqbara, where she was buried after
her death in 1816. It is considered to be one of the finest buildings
of its kind in Avadh, which was built at the cost of three lakh
rupees by her chief advisor Darab Ali Khan. A fine view of the city
is obtainable from top of the begum’s tomb. Bahu Begum was a woman
of great distinction and rank, bearing dignity. Most of the Muslim
buildings of Faizabad are attributed to her. From the date of Bahu
Begum’s death in 1815 till the annexation of Avadh, the city of
Faizabad gradually fell into decay. The glory of Faizabad finally
eclipsed with the shifting of capital from Faizabad to Lucknow by
Nawab Asaf-ud-daula.
Faizabad is a place of sugar refineries and mills
for extracting oil from seeds. It is a market center for the produce
of the surrounding area, including grain, oilseeds, cotton, and
tobacco. A hydroelectric plant is located nearby. The ruins of the
ancient town of Ajodhya, with the modern town standing nearby, are
located across the river and form a part of Faizabad. Ayodhya, which
is among the principal religious centers of India, is an important
place of Hindu pilgrimage. Faizabad is a small developing city,
here you can have fun of both the worlds of the town as well as
the village if you go outside the city you will find lots of fields
with plenty of crops.
This small town have lots of educational institutions
including Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia University and Narendra Dev Agricultural
University. There are several inter colleges for boys Government
Inter College, SSV Inter college, Anil Saraswati Inter College,
Adarsh Inter College, Raj Karan Inter College, Maharaja Inter College
and Forbes Inter College; for girls Govt. Girls Inter College, Arya
Kanya Inter College, Tulsi Kanya Inter College, Canossa Convent.
Education for boys as well as girls is also available in Jingle
Bell, Tiny Tots and in few other schools too. Tourist Place are,
Gulab Bari, Maqbara , GuptarGhat, Hanuman Garhi and a lots of tourist
places are in Ayodhya about 6 km. away from Faizabad.
Rainfall Normal : 1035 mm. Temperature : Maximum
- 43.7 °C Minimum - 2.2 °C
Climate
The Climate of the district may be treated as normal. The effect
of rains, winter and summer are not very harsh.
So a pleasant whether remains throughout the year. Usually
the summer expands from april to
July, the rainy season from August to September and
the winter from October to March.
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