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 conspiracy.
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In the last days of the 11th century, Kakori was ruled by Raja Kansa of Kasmandi (Kansamdap) near Malihabad, who was a Rajpasi by caste. At that time there was a colony of 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 Bhars started living here. Till the 12th century, this place was under the empire of Bharon.
In 1202, Qutb ud-Din 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
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. The village is still served by Kakori railway station.
Geography Kakori is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kakori 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 (2007) also featured the town.
Villages Kakori block contains the following 83 villages:
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 64.1 790 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 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 60.3 1,168 Bithona 91.5 796 Muzaffar Pur 110.6 1,196 Raipur 60.5 898 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 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 69.6 598 Chakperva 44.5 577 Karimabad 246.5 1,421 Baragaon 466.9 3,084 Mahtava 78.9 834 Gvalpur 63.5 531 Shahpur 243.2 1,969 Bhatau Jamalpur 477.4 1,784 Kusmi 136.4 858 Bhaliya 337.2 2,550 Adampur Indwara 368.5 484 Gahalwara 332.1 1,020 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 Dariyapyr 49.1 463 Saiphalpur 102.6 933 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 115.3 772 Sakra 731.3 2,858 Tej Krishna Khera 387.5 1,392 Ibrahim Ganj 39.7 1,110 Madarpur 94.3 762 Saraimuhib 97.5 41 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 46.3 1,810 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.
Notable people Mohsin Kakorvi (1805–1905), Indian Urdu poet, a well known writer of Naʽat during his time
See also Dashdoi
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