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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kakori
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'''Kakori''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Lucknow district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]],<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=28-67, 148-65, 278-292 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref> 19 km North of [[Lucknow|Lucknow city centre]]. Kakori was a centre for [[Urdu poetry]], [[Urdu literature|literature]] and the [[Qadiriya]] [[Qalandari]] [[Sufi order]]. On 9 August 1925, [[Indian Independence Movement|Indian revolutionaries]] robbed a train of government funds in Kakori, an incident known as the [[Kakori conspiracy|Kakori Train robbery]].

== History ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=काकोरी: आखिर किसने कहा लखनपुर को लखनऊ |url=https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/history-of-kakori |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

In the last days of the 11th century, Kakori was ruled by Raja Kansa of [[Kasmandi Kalan|Kasmandi]] (Kansamdap) near [[Malihabad]], who was a [[RajPasi|Rajpasi]] by caste. At that time there was a colony of [[Bhar|Bhars]] here.

When Syed Salar Masood Ghazi came to Kakori from [[Delhi]], Raja Kansa fought with him. Kansa was defeated in this battle and this town came into the hands of the Muslims.

However, when the dominance of the Muslims decreased, once again the [[Bhar|Bhars]] started living here. Till the 12th century, this place was under the empire of Bharon.

In 1202, [[Qutb ud-Din Aibak|Qutbuddin Aibak]] sent Muhammad Bakhtyar Khilji as Hakim Sardar Lashkar. When he passed through Lakhanpur to take up the governorship of the east, he established Bakhtiyar Nagar near Kakori and left some of his Pathani companions there.

These people started calling Lakhanpur, [[Lucknow]]. Sultan Shamsuddin Altamash sent Malik Nasiruddin here to suppress the increasing power of the Bhars, who defeated the Bhars in the war and established the rule of Delhi here.

Then till the last time of [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]], Delhi's suzerainty remained on it. In the 13th century, King Kakor of Bharon built the fort of Kakori around which people started living.

==Kakori conspiracy==
{{main|Kakori conspiracy}}
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 conspiracy|Kakori Train robbery]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Arunav |last=Sinha |title=Tourist spot tag may uplift Kakori |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Tourist-spot-tag-may-uplift-Kakori/articleshow/9535203.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916130548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/lucknow/29868140_1_kakori-shaheed-smarak-memorial-ram-prasad-bismil |url-status=live |archive-date=16 September 2011 |agency=TNN |location=Lucknow |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 May 2013}}</ref> The village is still served by [[Kakori railway station]].

==Geography==
Kakori is located at {{Coord|26.88|N|80.8|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kakori.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kakori]</ref> It has an average elevation of 121 metres (396 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.
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{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|48.69}}
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==Popular culture==
Kakori has been used as a setting for various movies, of which ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978) and ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981) are two examples. ''[[Anwar (2007 film)|Anwar]]'' (2007) also featured the town.

== Villages ==
Kakori block contains the following 83 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Man Mauna]]|| 186.6 || 1,043
|-
| [[Thavar]]|| 673.8 || 4,240
|-
| [[Padra Thavar]]|| 86.4 || 665
|-
| [[Autrouli]]|| 149.5 || 0
|-
| [[Kusmari]]|| 179.1 || 959
|-
| [[Jagtapur]]|| 53.8 || 659
|-
| [[Allupur]]|| 86.4 || 492
|-
| [[Sirsa Mau]]|| 415.4 || 2,317
|-
| [[Raniya Mau]]|| 131.9 || 839
|-
| [[Godramau]]|| 973.5 || 2,992
|-
| [[Bighapur, Lucknow|Bighapur]]|| 64.1 || 790
|-
| [[Sarsanda, Lucknow|Sarsanda]]|| 277.5 || 1,523
|-
| [[Banshigarhi]]|| 443.2 || 1,499
|-
| [[Kakrabad]]|| 347.1 || 2,442
|-
| [[Jehta]]|| 674.1 || 5,774
|-
| [[Saitha]]|| 296.1 || 2
505
|-
| [[Maura, Lucknow|Maura]]|| 440.3 || 2,806
|-
| [[Saraipremraj]]|| 151.6 || 2,012
|-
| [[Lalnagar]]|| 97.9 || 971
|-
| [[Sikrauri]]|| 322.5 || 6,038
|-
| [[Dashaari]]|| 131 || 1,422
|-
| [[Muhinuddin Pur]]|| 55.5 || 798
|-
| [[Chakdadanpur]]|| 23.2 || 333
|-
| [[Saidpur Gaheri]]|| 159.6 || 2,089
|-
| [[Paliya, Lucknow|Paliya]]|| 60.3 || 1,168
|-
| [[Bithona]]|| 91.5 || 796
|-
| [[Muzaffar Pur, Lucknow|Muzaffar Pur]]|| 110.6 || 1,196
|-
| [[Raipur, Kakori|Raipur]]|| 60.5 || 898
|-
| [[Salempur, Kakori|Salempur]]|| 420.9 || 5,992
|-
| [[Mahipatmau]]|| 150.1 || 5,722
|-
| [[Kushmora Dhaluapur]]|| 578.5 || 3,000
|-
| [[Amethia Salempur]]|| 515 || 6,618
|-
| [[Pahia Ajampur]]|| 101.8 || 1,844
|-
| [[Kakori (village)|Kakori]]|| 988.3 || 2,459
|-
| [[Birahu]]|| 143.6 || 977
|-
| [[Dashdoi]] || 231.6 || 2,270
|-
| [[Gohra Mau]]|| 129.5 || 1,481
|-
| [[Karjhan]]|| 144.3 || 1,220
|-
| [[Chiloki]]|| 25.8 || 638
|-
| [[Mubarakpur, Azamghar|Mubarakpur]] || 69.6 || 598
|-
| [[Chakperva]]|| 44.5 || 577
|-
| [[Karimabad, Uttar Pradesh|Karimabad]]|| 246.5 || 1,421
|-
| [[Baragaon, Lucknow|Baragaon]]|| 466.9 || 3,084
|-
| [[Mahtava]]|| 78.9 || 834
|-
| [[Gvalpur]]|| 63.5 || 531
|-
| [[Shahpur, Kakori|Shahpur]]|| 243.2 || 1,969
|-
| [[Bhatau Jamalpur]]|| 477.4 || 1,784
|-
| [[Kusmi, Lucknow|Kusmi]]|| 136.4 || 858
|-
| [[Bhaliya]] || 337.2 || 2,550
|-
| [[Adampur Indwara]] || 368.5 || 484
|-
| [[Gahalwara]]|| 332.1 || 1,020
|-
| [[Dona, Lucknow|Dona]]|| 689 || 4,180
|-
| [[Naktora]]|| 75 || 414
|-
| [[Jaliyamau]]|| 336.9 || 2,398
|-
| [[Ajmatnagar]]|| 73.8 || 352
|-
| [[Mahmudpur]]|| 30.8 || 214
|-
| [[Goshalalpur]]|| 300.1 || 2,000
|-
| [[Dariyapur, Lucknow|Dariyapyr]]|| 49.1 || 463
|-
| [[Saiphalpur]]|| 102.6 || 933
|-
| [[Soodi, Lucknow|Soodi]]|| 62.7 || 118
|-
| [[Sherpurmau]]|| 145.1 || 1,286
|-
| [[Sarai Alipur]]|| 191.2 || 1,070
|-
| [[Basrela]]|| 192.9 || 1,535
|-
| [[Khanpur Mau]]|| 145 || 764
|-
| [[Behru]]|| 594.1 || 3,991
|-
| [[Revari]]|| 227.7 || 908
|-
| [[Kathigera]]|| 196.2 || 1,590
|-
| [[Belwa, Lucknow|Belwa]]|| 115.3 || 772
|-
| [[Sakra, Lucknow|Sakra]]|| 731.3 || 2,858
|-
| [[Tej Krishna Khera]]|| 387.5 || 1,392
|-
| [[Ibrahim Ganj]]|| 39.7 || 1,110
|-
| [[Madarpur, Lucknow|Madarpur]]|| 94.3 || 762
|-
| [[Saraimuhib]]|| 97.5 || 41
|-
| [[Puraina, Lucknow|Puraina]]|| 132.8 || 1,447
|-
| [[Kuda Eat Gaon]]|| 428.3 || 2,811
|-
| [[Barkatabad Jahangirabad]]|| 489.9 || 1,939
|-
| [[Shivari]]|| 508.5 || 2,710
|-
| [[Hardoiyalal Nagar]]|| 276.6 || 1,870
|-
| [[Tendava]]|| 68.4 || 826
|-
| [[Khushal Ganj]]|| 382 || 4,337
|-
| [[Fatehganj, Lucknow|Fatehganj]]|| 46.3 || 1,810
|-
| [[Narona, Lucknow|Narona]]|| 311.4 || 2,594
|-
| [[Sarosa Bharosa]]|| 671.9 || 5,585
|}

The villages in Kakori block have a total population of 152,277, in 26,735 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Notable people==
*[[Mohsin Kakorvi]] (1805–1905), Indian Urdu poet, a well known writer of [[naat]]s during his time

==See also==
*[[Dashdoi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lucknow district}}
{{Lucknow}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Lucknow district]]

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JeffryAlfaro75 at 12:06, 4 September 2025