Kakori

Kakori
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 / 26.88; 80.8
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLucknow
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
19,403
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, 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.

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