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Prantij

Coordinates: 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E / 23.43842; 72.85718
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Prantij
Town
Nickname: 
Praptipura
Prantij is located in Gujarat
Prantij
Prantij
Location in Gujarat, India
Prantij is located in India
Prantij
Prantij
Prantij (India)
Coordinates: 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 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 is a town and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

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Prantij 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

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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

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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

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Memorial

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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

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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.