Prantij

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| subdivision_name2 = Sabarkantha

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| founder = The tomb of Sikandar Shah, a mausoleum built by Gujarat Sultan Mahmud Begada in around 1480.

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| population_total = 161279

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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.

Official YOUTUBE channel of Prantij :- [https://youtube.com/@prantij?si=2mAgXq8ed1A9-cpq @Prantij]

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

Geography

The town is located at {{Coord|23.43842|N|72.85718|E|source:itwiki_region:IN|format=dms|display=title,inline}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Parantij.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Parantij] Average height from sea level is 98 meters (328 feet).

Demographics

As of (2020 - 2025) India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Mehrotra|first=Yash|title=Prantij Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/prantij-prj/6001|access-date=2021-08-06|website=indiarailinfo.com}}

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

Category:Cities and towns in Sabarkantha district