Shahi, Uttar Pradesh

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Shahi, Uttar Pradesh
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Shahi, Uttar Pradesh
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Shahi, Uttar Pradesh
Shahi, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Coordinates: 28°33′N79°19′E / 28.55°N 79.32°E / 28.55; 79.32
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total13,898
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP, 25
Website up.gov.in

Shahi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Shahi is the one of the oldest British town areas, the first Chairman was Haji Nadir Shah khan in 1868

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History

Shahi is an old town, Shahi is named by Shershah Suri, 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 Tuesday & Saturday 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°33′N79°19′E / 28.55°N 79.32°E / 28.55; 79.32 . [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nevill, H.R. (1911). Bareilly - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 265-67. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.{{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahi
  4. ↑ "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.


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