Ant
Ānt | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 27°00′47″N 80°43′03″E / 27.01316°N 80.71754°E [1] | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Lucknow |
Area | |
• Total | 1.423 km2 (0.549 sq mi) |
Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,138 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Ant, also spelled Aunt, is a village in Mal block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] As of 2011, its population was 1,138, in 227 households. [3] It is the seat of a gram panchayat. [4]
According to tradition, Ant was originally a stronghold of the Jhojhas, until they were expelled from their forts here and at Mal by the Gaharwar Rajputs. [3] There is an enormous well here, where as many as four bullocks can work at the same time, said to have been built by the Jhojas. [3] There are also the remains of an old wall running from here past Mal to the village of Amlauli. [3]