# Shahi, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Town Population, History, Wards & Facts

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Town · Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 

# Shahi

Shahi is a town in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted **16,950 people** in 2,584 households. Literacy was 35.8%.

- 16,950people (2011)
- 2,584households
- 35.8%literacy
- 12census wards

## Population of Shahi

■ Shahi · ■ Bareilly urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**905

Working population ****25.8%**

**32.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shahi

Of every 100 households in Shahi in 2011, 27 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahi · ■ Bareilly urban average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**7%

Tap water ****18%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**95%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**64%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**34%

Use banking services ****37%**

**60%

Television ****29%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****25%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Shahi work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,348 (31%) · **■** Household industry 95 (2%) · **■** Farming 1,860 (43%) · **■** Marginal 1,069 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Shahi changed?

From 3,556 in 1901 to 16,950 in 2011.

**1901

**1911

**1921

**1931

**1941

**1951

**1981

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Shahi in numbers and road distances

- Annual rainfall715 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 45 °C

### Road distances

- Lucknow (state capital)275 km by road
- Bareilly (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bareilly (city of 1 lakh+)35 km by road
- Bareilly (city of 5 lakh+)35 km by road
- Metira (railway station)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Shahi

### Civic services

- Pucca roads10 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Water storage120 kl
- Electricity — homes350

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 5 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 5 beds · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools4 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schools2 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2

**Main manufactured goods:** zari work, nil and nil.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Shahi ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-1/) 1,635 299 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-2/) 1,398 227 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-3/) 1,181 165 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-4/) 1,201 183 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-5/) 997 154 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-6/) 1,287 180 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-7/) 1,932 272 

[Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-8/) 1,585 249 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-9/) 844 140 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-10/) 1,308 188 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-11/) 1,902 280 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/shahi/ward-12/) 1,680 247 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahi?16,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahi in?Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh
- What was the population of Shahi in 1901?3,556
- How many wards does Shahi have?12 census wards (2011)