Kakori
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kakori is a toun an a nagar panchayat in Lucknow destrict in the Indie state o Uttar Pradesh. It is situatit 14 km north o Lucknow. Mair widely kent for its kebabs, Zardozi wirk an Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is the centre o ance flourishin Urdu poetry an aw, literatur an the Qadiriya Qalandari Sufi Order. This ceety came intae licht o the warld history efter 9 August 1925 when some Indie revolutionars forcefully snatched the govrenment's treasury frae a train. The incident is cried as Kakori train robbery or the Kakori conspiracy case o Breetish period.
Kakori | |
---|---|
Ceety | |
Coordinates: 27°45′19″N 79°16′42″E | |
Kintra | Indie |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Destrict | Lucknow |
Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 16,731 |
Leids | |
• Offeecial | Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kakori conspiracy
The luiting o a train near tae Kakori in August 1925 became kent as the Kakori conspiracy. The luiters comprised several fowk involvit in the Indie unthirldom muivement. A memorial tae the conspirators exists in the toun.[1]
A crater on Mars is namit efter Kakori. p;metres (396 feet).
Demographics
As o 2001[update] Indie census,[2] Kakori haed a population o 16,731. Males constitute 53% o the population an females 47%. Kakori haes a average leeteracy rate o 46%, lawer than the naitional average o 59.5%: male lieeteracy is 51%, an female leeteracy is 40%. In Kakori, 13% o the population is unner 6 years o age.
Popular cultur
Kakori haes been uised as a settin for various movies, o which Junoon (1978) an Umrao Jaan (1981) are twa examples. Anwar (2007) featured the toun an aw.
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.