Prantij

Prantij
Prantij
Town
	Prantij
	Nickname: Praptipura or praptinagar
	Prantij Location in Gujarat, India Prantij Prantij (India)
	Coordinates: 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Sabarkantha
Founded by	The tomb of Sikandar Shah, a mausoleum built by Gujarat Sultan Mahmud Begada in around 1480.
Named after	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.com

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.

YouTube channel of Prantij:- @Prantij.

There are 9–10 schools in Prantij Town. And there are 64–65 villages in Prantij Town.

Geography

The town is located at 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E / 23.43842; 72.85718.^[1] Average height from sea level is 98 meters (328 feet).

Demographics

As of (2020 - 2025) India census,^[2] Prantij had a population of 161,279. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Prantij had an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy 62%. In Prantij, 12% of the population was 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

^ 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.

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[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.

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