Kakori | |
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Town | |
 Map of Kakori CD block | |
  Kakori Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 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.
- ^ "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.