Ant
Änt | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ant Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Ant Ant (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27Ā°00ā²47ā³N 80Ā°43ā²03ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ27.01316Ā°N 80.71754Ā°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Area | |
| ā¢ Total | 1.423 km2 (0.549 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| ā¢ Total | 1,138 |
| ā¢ Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| ā¢ 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]
History[edit | edit source]
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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 "Geonames.org. Änt". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ā 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 76ā93. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ā 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nevill, H.R. (1904). Lucknow - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 234ā5. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ā "Villages | District Lucknow , Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". lucknow.nic.in.
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