Prantij

Prantij
Town
Nickname:  Praptipura
Prantij Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Prantij Prantij (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.43842°N 72.85718°E / 23.43842; 72.85718
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Sabarkantha
Population  (2001)
• Total	22,306
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-9
Website	gujaratindia.com

Prantij in map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877

Prantij is a town and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

Prantij is located at 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E.[1] Average height from sea level is 98 Meters (328 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[2] Prantij had a population of 22,306. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Prantij has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 62%. In Prantij, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Prantij railway station is the main railway station of the town situated on Ahmedabad–Udaipur Line under the Ahmedabad railway division of Western Railway zone.[3]

Places of interest

• Tomb of Sikandar Shah, Prantij

Memorial

A memorial plaque is erected in a compound of I P Mission church in Prantij, Gujarat which cites a well in which 300 children who died in famine were buried. The plaque reads, "the children will be never hungry again".

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Parantij
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. Mehrotra, Yash. "Prantij Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.