Prantij
Prantij | |
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Town | |
Prantij | |
Nickname: Praptipura or praptinagar | |
Coordinates: 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Gujarat |
District | Sabarkantha |
Founded by | The tomb of Sikandar Shah, a mausoleum built by Gujarat Sultan Mahmud Begada in around 1480. |
Named for | Tomb of Sikandar Shah |
Area | |
• Total | 484.87 km2 (187.21 sq mi) |
Population (2020 - 2025) | |
• Total | 161,279 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | GJ-09 |
Website | gujaratindia |

Prantij is a town and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Prantij is home to ancient temples and monuments, including the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.
Geography
[edit]Prantij is located at 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E.[1] Average height from sea level is 98 meters (328 feet).
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Prantij had a population of 34,200. 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
[edit]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
[edit]Memorial
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Parantij
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mehrotra, Yash. "Prantij Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.