Kakori

Kakori
Town
Map of Kakori CD block
Map of Kakori CD block
Kakori is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kakori
Kakori
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°53′N 80°48′E / 26.88°N 80.8°E / 26.88; 80.8
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLucknow
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,403
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-32

Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,[1] 19 km North of Lucknow city centre. Kakori was a centre for Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya Qalandari Sufi order. On 9 August 1925, Indian revolutionaries robbed a train of government funds in Kakori, an incident known as the Kakori Train robbery.

  1. ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 28–67, 148–65, 278–292. Retrieved 14 March 2021.