Ant, Lucknow
Ant, also spelled Aunt, is a village in Mal block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population was 1,138, in 227 households. It is the seat of a gram panchayat.
History
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. 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. There are also the remains of an old wall running from here past Mal to the village of Amlauli.
References
- ^ "Geonames.org. Ānt". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 76–93. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Nevill, H.R. (1904). Lucknow - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 234–5. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Villages | District Lucknow , Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". lucknow.nic.in.
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