This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mehsana.
Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India.[1]Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of over 4,500 km2. There are over 600 villages in this district with a population of 2,035,064 of which 22.40% were urban as of 2011.[2]
Mehsaji Chavda, a Rajput and an heir of Chavda dynasty, established Mehsana. He constructed the Toran (arc gate) of city and a temple dedicated to Goddess Toran in Vikram Samvat 1414, Bhadrapad Sud 10 (1358 AD).[3] It is described by Jaisinh Brahmbhatt in poems of 1932 AD.[4][5] It is also corroborated by Manilal Nyalchand, an author of Pragat Prabhavi Parshvanath of Samvat 1879. He also refers that Mehsaji built the temple dedicated to Chamunda. It inconclusively establishes that the town was founded during Rajput period. Another legend says that Mehsaji established it in Vikram Samvat 1375 (1319 AD).[6]
Gaekwads conquered Baroda and established Baroda State. They expanded their rule in north Gujarat and established Patan as its administrative headquarters. Later the headquarters was moved to Kadi and subsequently to Mehsana in 1902. This northern area under Baroda was divided in 8 mahals. Gaekwad also connected the city by Baroda State railway which was opened on 21 March 1887. Sayajirao Gaekwad III built a palace known as Rajmahal in Vikram Samvat 1956 for his son Fatehsinhrao. It is now used as a district court.[6][5]
Baroda state was merged with India after independence in 1947. It was included in Bombay state. Later became part of Gujarat in 1960 after partition of Bombay state into Gujarat and Maharashtra. Now Mehsana is a standalone district in north Gujarat.[6][4]
According to the 2011 census, Mehsana district has a population of 2,035,064,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[9] or the US state of New Mexico.[10] This gives it a ranking of 229th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 462 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.91%. Mehsana has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.26%. 25.27% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 7.97% and 0.46% of the population respectively.[8]
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Mehsana Mehsana district alternate spelling Mahesana is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India 1 Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district The district has a population of over 1 8 million and an area of over 4 500 km2 There are over 600 villages in this district with a population of 2 035 064 of which 22 40 were urban as of 2011 2 Mehsana DistrictDistrict of GujaratClockwise from top left Modhera Sun Temple Kirti Toran Vadnagar Umiya Mandir in Unjha Mehsana city Shitala Mata Temple ButtapaldiInteractive Map Outlining Mahesana DistrictLocation of district in GujaratCoordinates 23 40 N 72 30 E 23 667 N 72 500 E 23 667 72 500Country IndiaStateGujaratHeadquartersMehsanaArea Total4 401 km2 1 699 sq mi Population 2011 Total2 035 064 Density460 km2 1 200 sq mi Languages OfficialGujarati Hindi EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationGJ 02Websitemehsanadp wbr gujarat wbr gov wbr in wbr Mehasana wbr Mehsana district borders with Banaskantha district in the north Patan and Surendranagar districts in west Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad districts in south and Sabarkantha district in the east Major towns of the district are Mehsana Vijapur Bahucharaji Satlasana Modhera Unjha Vadnagar Kalol Kadi Visnagar Kherva Jotana and Kheralu Contents 1 History 2 Divisions 3 Demographics 4 Politics 5 Education 5 1 Engineering colleges in Mehsana district 5 2 Pharmacy and Medical colleges in Mehsana district 5 3 Science colleges in Mehsana district 5 4 Teacher colleges in Mehsana district 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Gate of Toranwali Mata TempleMehsaji Chavda a Rajput and an heir of Chavda dynasty established Mehsana He constructed the Toran arc gate of city and a temple dedicated to Goddess Toran in Vikram Samvat 1414 Bhadrapad Sud 10 1358 AD 3 It is described by Jaisinh Brahmbhatt in poems of 1932 AD 4 5 It is also corroborated by Manilal Nyalchand an author of Pragat Prabhavi Parshvanath of Samvat 1879 He also refers that Mehsaji built the temple dedicated to Chamunda It inconclusively establishes that the town was founded during Rajput period Another legend says that Mehsaji established it in Vikram Samvat 1375 1319 AD 6 Gaekwads conquered Baroda and established Baroda State They expanded their rule in north Gujarat and established Patan as its administrative headquarters Later the headquarters was moved to Kadi and subsequently to Mehsana in 1902 This northern area under Baroda was divided in 8 mahals Gaekwad also connected the city by Baroda State railway which was opened on 21 March 1887 Sayajirao Gaekwad III built a palace known as Rajmahal in Vikram Samvat 1956 for his son Fatehsinhrao It is now used as a district court 6 5 Baroda state was merged with India after independence in 1947 It was included in Bombay state Later became part of Gujarat in 1960 after partition of Bombay state into Gujarat and Maharashtra Now Mehsana is a standalone district in north Gujarat 6 4 Divisions EditThere are 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district Kheralu Unjha Visnagar Bechraji Kadi Mahesana and Vijapur Kheralu is part of Patan constituency and rest are part of Mahesana constituency Demographics EditReligions in Mehsana district 2011 7 Religion PercentHinduism 92 66 Islam 6 70 Other or not stated 0 64 According to the 2011 census Mehsana district has a population of 2 035 064 8 roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia 9 or the US state of New Mexico 10 This gives it a ranking of 229th in India out of a total of 640 The district has a population density of 462 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 200 sq mi Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 9 91 Mehsana has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1 000 males and a literacy rate of 84 26 25 27 of the population lived in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 7 97 and 0 46 of the population respectively 8 Languages of Mehsana district 2011 11 Gujarati 97 58 Hindi 1 76 Others 0 66 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 97 58 of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 1 76 Hindi as their first language 11 Mehsana district consists 10 talukas Becharaji Kadi Kheralu Mahesana Vadnagar Vijapur Visnagar Satlasana Jotana and Unjha Populations as of 2011 were as follows citation needed 2011 Population Total Male FemaleBecharaji 99 588 51 152 48 436Jotana Kadi 341 407 177 698 163 709Kheralu 133 778 68 968 64 810Mehsana 529 816 277 094 252 722Satlasana 89 546 46 036 43 510Vadnagar 145 445 74 437 71 008Visnagar 262 246 136 329 125 917Vijapur 257 699 133 713 123 986Unjha 175 539 91 093 84 446Total 2 035 064 1 056 520 978 544Politics EditThis section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly edit history District No Constituency Name Party RemarksMehsana 20 Kheralu Sardarbhai Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party21 Unjha K K Patel Bharatiya Janata Party22 Visnagar Rushikesh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister23 Bechraji Sukhaji Thakor Bharatiya Janata Party24 Kadi SC Karsanbhai Solanki Bharatiya Janata Party25 Mahesana Mukesh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party26 Vijapur C J Chavda Indian National CongressEducation Edit nbsp Government District Library MehsanaEngineering colleges in Mehsana district Edit Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering Visnagar Mehsana S P B Patel Engineering College Saffrony Institute of Technology Linch Mehsana U V Patel College of Engineering Ganpat University Kherva Mehsana Unjha Engineering College L C I T Institute of Technology Bhandu Merchant Engineering College Basna Mehsana Government Engineering College Katpur Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Piludara Mehsana Gujarat Power Energy Institute of Technology Mevad MehsanaPharmacy and Medical colleges in Mehsana district Edit S V Institute of Management Kadi Mehsana S K Pharmaceutical college of education and research Ganpat University Kherva Mehsana Also has M Pharma Saffrony Institute of Technology Linch Mehsana Pharmacy college in Bechraji Mehsana Pharmacy college in Modasa Dist Mehsana GMERS Medical College VadnagarScience colleges in Mehsana district Edit Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences Ganpat University Kherva Second largest science college in North Gujarat Nootan Sciences College Sakalchand university Ganj bazar Visnagar first science college in North Gujarat Mehsana Urban Science College Nagalpur H N G U University Smt R M Prajapati Arts CollegeTeacher colleges in Mehsana district Edit S A Patel B ed College Rampura kukus MehsanaSee also EditBhavsor Chansol Dabhoda Davol Gorisana Kesimpa Kuda Madhasana Mahiyal Malarpura Rahemanpur Sadikpur Kheralu Sakari Samoja Sangathala Shahpur Kheralu Suvariya Thangana Timba Unad Vaghvadi VavdiReferences Edit Official website Census GIS India Archived from the original on 11 January 2010 Retrieved 20 November 2010 Mehsana History NRI Division Government of Gujarat 2009 Retrieved 17 March 2013 a b History Government of Gujarat Mehsana District Panchayat 17 July 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2013 a b Mehsana Nagarpalika Mehsana WMehsana Nagarpalika in Gujarati Retrieved 1 February 2017 a b c S B Rajyagor ed 1975 Gujarat State Gazetteers Mehsana District Gujarat State Gazetteers Vol 5 Directorate of Government Print Stationery and Publications Government of Gujarat pp 1 805 806 C 16 Population By Religion Gujarat census gov in Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India a b District Census Hand Book Mehsana PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Slovenia 2 000 092 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Retrieved 30 September 2011 New Mexico 2 059 179 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Gujarat censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mehsana district Official website Mehsana Collectorate nbsp Geographic data related to Mehsana district at OpenStreetMap Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mehsana district amp oldid 1170811715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
