Chauri Chaura

Chauri Chaura ("Pargana:" Haveli, Tehsil: Gorakhpur) is a town near Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. THe town is loated at a distance of from Gorakhpur, on the State Highway between Gorakhpur and Deoria. The town railway station is located 25 km south-east of Gorakhpur Junction.
In 1922, the Chauri Chaura incident took place in the town when protesters set fire to a police station and killed at least 22 policemen in protest of the police firing on several protesters who had taken part in the non-cooperation movement as part of the Indian freedom struggle. This incident is depicted in the movie "Gandhi".