Shahi, Uttar Pradesh
Shahi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Shahi, Uttar Pradesh
शाही | |
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Town | |
  Shahi, Uttar Pradesh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Shahi, Uttar Pradesh Shahi, Uttar Pradesh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28.55°N 79.32°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bareilly |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,898 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP, 25 |
| Website | up |
History
Shahi is an old town, serving as a stronghold of the Katehria Rajputs before coming under Islamic rule. It was the seat of a pargana at least from the time of Akbar, and probably earlier.[1] It is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbarias a pargana in the sarkar of Sambhal, producing a revenue of 900,496 dams for the imperial treasury and a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry to the Mughal army.[2] Parts of the pargana were later transferred to Karor. Shahi also formed the seat of a tehsil from 1813 until 1824 or 1825, when it was merged with Ajaon with the headquarters at Dunka. Then in 1863 it was put under Mirganj tehsil.[1]
Around the turn of the 20th century, Shahi was described as a small market town, with markets held twice a week and a small fair held every Thursday. There was a police station, a post office, a cattle-pound, a middle school, a girls' school, and a canal inspection office. The population in 1901 was 3,556, with 1,991 being Hindu, 1,516, being Muslim, and 49 belonging to other religious groups.[1]
Geography
Shahi is located at 28.55°N 79.32°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 171 metres (561 feet). The town is on the banks of the Gaula River.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census of India,[4] Shahi had a population of 13,898. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shahi has an average literacy rate of 26%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 32%, and female literacy is 19%. In Shahi, 22% of the population is under six years of age.
References
- Nevill, H.R. (1911). Bareilly - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 265-67. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak; Jarrett, Henry Sullivan (translator) (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 290. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahi
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.