Shahi is a town and a

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Bareilly district The Bareilly district () belongs to the state Uttar Pradesh in States and territories of India, northern India. Its capital is Bareilly city and it is divided in six administrative division or tehsils: Aonla, Uttar Pradesh, Aonla, Baheri, Bareil ...

in the

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. Shahi is one of the oldest British town areas, the first Chairman was Haji Nadir Shah khan in 1868. The current Chairman is Veer Pal Mourya from the year 2023.

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

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at least from the time of

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, and probably earlier. It is mentioned in the

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as a pargana in the sarkar of

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, producing a revenue of 900,496

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s for the imperial treasury and a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry to the Mughal army. Parts of the pargana were later transferred to Karor. Shahi also formed the seat of a

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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. 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 2011 was 16,950, with 5,532 being

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, 11,380, being

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, and 38 belonging to other religious groups.

Geography

Shahi is located at . It has an average elevation of 171

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s (561

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). The town is on the banks of the Gaula River.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Shahi had a population of 16,950. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 47.8%. Shahi has an average literacy rate of 35.85%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 42.80%, and female literacy is 28.28%. In Shahi, 22% of the population is under six years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Bareilly district {{Bareilly-geo-stub