Ant, also spelled Aunt, is a village in
Mal block of
Lucknow district
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As of 2011, its population was 1,138, in 227 households.
It is the seat of a
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
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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
bullock
Bullock may refer to:
Animals
* Bullock (in British English), a castrated male bovine animal of any age
* Bullock (in North America), a young bull (an uncastrated male bovine animal)
* Bullock (in Australia, India and New Zealand), an ox, an adu ...
s 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
Villages in Lucknow district
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