Ant, Lucknow
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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
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
- ^ a b "Geonames.org. Ānt". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d 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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