Prantij

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Prantij
Town
Nickname: 
Praptipura
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Prantij
Location in Gujarat, India
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Prantij
Prantij (India)
Coordinates: 23°26′18″N72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E / 23.43842; 72.85718
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Sabarkantha
Population
 (2001)
  Total22,306
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 Ahmedabad District Map 1877.jpg
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.

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Geography

Prantij is located at 23°26′18″N72°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 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".

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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.