Prantij

Prantij
city
Prantij

Location in Gujarat, India

Coordinates: 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°ECoordinates: 23°26′18″N 72°51′26″E / 23.43842°N 72.85718°E
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Sabarkantha
Population (2001)
  Total 22,306
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

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

Prantij in map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] 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.

Personality

Maganbhai Patel from Prantij had been elected as a member of parliament of India. He was living at Himmatnagar.He just died last year 2010.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.