Kakori is a town and a
nagar panchayat in
Lucknow district
Lucknow district is a district located in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The city of Lucknow is the district headquarters and the district is part of Lucknow Division. It also is the capital of Uttar Pradesh Lucknow is Bounded on ...
in the
Indian
state of
Uttar Pradesh,
14 km north of
Lucknow. Kakori was a centre
Urdu poetry,
literature and the
Qadiriya Qalandari
The Qalandariyyah ( ar, قلندرية), Qalandaris, Qalandars or Kalandars are wandering ascetic Sufi dervishes. The term covers a variety of sects, not centrally organized and may not be connected to a specific tariqat. One was founded by Q ...
Sufi order
A tariqa (or ''tariqah''; ar, طريقة ') is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking ''haqiqa'', which translates as "ultimate truth".
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. On 9 August 1925
Indian revolutionaries robbed a train of government funds in Kakori, an incident known as Kakori train robbery or the
Kakori Train Action.
Kakori Train Action
The town has a memorial to several revolutionaries involved in the
Indian independence movement who looted a train near Kakori in August 1925 in what is known as the
Kakori Train Action.
Geography
Kakori is located at . It has an average elevation of 121 metres (396 feet).
Demographics
India
census,
Kakori had a population of 16,731. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kakori has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 51%, and female literacy is 40%. In Kakori, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Popular culture
Kakori has been used as a setting for various movies, of which ''
Junoon'' (1978) and ''
Umrao Jaan'' (1981) are two examples. ''
Anwar
Anwar may refer to:
* Anwar (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name)
* Anwar (singer) (born 1949), an Indian playback singer
* ''Anwar'' (2007 film), a 2007 Hindi film
* ''Anwar'' (2010 film), a 2 ...
'' (2007) also featured the town.
Villages
Kakori block contains the following 83 villages:
The villages in Kakori block have a total population of 152,277, in 26,735 households.
Notable people
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Mohsin Kakorvi
Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ar, محسن) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin bin Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad.
Islamic term
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(1805–1905), Indian Urdu poet, a well known writer of
naats during his time
See also
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Dashdoi
Dashdoi is a village in Kakori Panchayat, Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India. According to 2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. ...
References
{{Lucknow
Cities and towns in Lucknow district