Prantij

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

Prantij
Town
Prantij
Nickname:  Praptipura or praptinagar
Prantij Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Prantij Prantij (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.43842°N 72.85718°E / 23.43842; 72.85718
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 in map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877

Prantij is home to ancient temples and monuments, including the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.

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.^[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".