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{{other uses|Shahi (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shahi, Uttar Pradesh
| native_name = शाही
| native_name_lang = hi
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.55|N|79.32|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bareilly district|Bareilly]]
| established_title = 
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 171
| population_total = 13,898
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|UP, 25]]
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
}}
'''Shahi''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Bareilly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==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.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Bareilly - A Gazetteer |date=1911 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |page=265-67 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47989 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> It is mentioned in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]]as a pargana in the [[sarkar (country subdivision)|sarkar]] of [[Sambhal]], producing a revenue of 900,496 [[dam (Indian coin)|dam]]s for the imperial treasury and a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry to the Mughal army.<ref name="Ain-i-Akbari">{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |last2=Jarrett |first2=Henry Sullivan (translator) |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |page=290 |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> 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, Uttar Pradesh|Mirganj]] tehsil.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

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.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

==Geography==
Shahi is located at {{Coord|28.55|N|79.32|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Shahi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shahi]</ref> It has an average elevation of 171 [[metre]]s (561 [[foot (length)|feet]]). The town is on the banks of the [[Gaula River (India)|Gaula River]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[2001 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bareilly district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bareilly district]]

{{Bareilly-geo-stub}}

Shahi, Uttar Pradesh - Revision history

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