Ant Ānt
Village
Ant Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Ant Ant (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°00′47″N 80°43′03″E / 27.01316°N 80.71754°E / 27.01316; 80.71754[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Lucknow
Area [2]
• Total	1.423 km2 (0.549 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	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]

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]