Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
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
Challenges of the
district : Our research with local communities
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.
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.
