# Ayodhyapuri

_Village development committee in Narayani Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/ayodhyapuri
Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Ayodhyapuri (Nepali: अयोध्यापुरी) is a former village development committee and now a part of Madi Municipality in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 10,693 people (4,914 male; 5,779 female) living in 2,555 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427306#P31))
- **Located in:** Chitwan District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427306#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.4000, 84.4300

## About

The main economic activity among villagers is subsistence agriculture.

Ayodhyapuri is one of the places thought and claimed by Nepal PM as the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama, based on the research of researcher Lok Mani Paudel, and the place where ancient Ayodhyapuri city lied.

The Department of Archeology of Nepal has started an archeological excavation to look for evidence in support of Ayodhyapuri's claim.

## Questions

**Where is Ayodhyapuri located?**  
Ayodhyapuri is located in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ayodhyapuri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhyapuri) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अयोध्यापुरी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3427306](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427306) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Ayodhyapuri". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/ayodhyapuri. Retrieved 5 November 2026.