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

Prantij
Town
Nickname(s): 
Praptipura
Prantij
Location in Gujarat, India
Prantij
Prantij (India)
Coordinates: 23.43842°N 72.85718°E / 23.43842; 72.85718
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictSabarkantha
Population
 (2001)
  Total22,306
Languages
  OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ-9
Websitegujaratindia.com
Prantij in map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877
Prantij in map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877

Geography


Prantij is located at .[1] Average height from sea level is 98 Meters (328 feet).


Demographics


As of 2001 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



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.





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