Prantij is a town and a

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Sabarkantha district Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India, located in the Northeast India, northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar and the National Highway no. 48 pa ...

in the

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. Prantij is home to ancient temples and monuments, including the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Official YOUTUBE channel of Prantij :
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There are 9–10 schools in Prantij Town. And there are 64–65 villages in Prantij Town.

Geography

The town is located at . Average height from sea level is 98 meters (328 feet).

Demographics

As of (2020 - 2025) India

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, 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

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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

Cities and towns in Sabarkantha district {{Sabarkantha-geo-stub