Kakori | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 26°53′N 80°48′E / 26.88°N 80.8°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Lucknow |
Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,403 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-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.