Mehsana (District)

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Mehsana District
District map
State Gujarat
Administrative headquarters : Mehsana
Area : 4,401 km²
Residents : 2,035,064 (2011)
Population density : 462 inhabitants / km²
Website : [1] District website

The district of Mehsana (also Mahesana ; Gujarati : મહેસાણા જિલ્લો ) is one of 26 districts of the state of Gujarat in India . The city of the same name Mehsana is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,035,064 people.

history

From pre-Christian times until 1298, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first civilization was the Indus culture . The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Solanki . After centuries of military conflict with Muslim conquerors and rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1298. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ( Sultanate of Delhi , Sultanate of Gujarat and the Mughals ) ruled until 1753 . The Marathas had been attacking Muslim rule since the beginning of the 18th century. Between 1732 and 1753 a part of today's district was overrun by the Marathas or at least paid tribute to them. The Baroda State was created . In 1753, the remainder of the district became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire and part of the Baroda State. Between 1780 and 1820 the state came under British rule. Baroda State became an independent principality (princely state) within the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . With India's independence in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay in 1949 . In 1960 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Gujarat. Some areas of the district were separated from the previous district in 1964 and became part of the new Gandhinagar district . In 2000, the district lost more areas to the new Patan District .

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Mahesana district has been growing rapidly for decades. However, the increase has slowed and in the years 2001–2011 was only around 11 percent (10.73%). In these ten years, however, the population increased by around 200,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

Yavteshwar Mahadev Temple in Kadi

The most populous town in the district is the main town of Mahesana (Mehsana) with over 180,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Kadi , Visnagar , Unjha , Vadnagar , Vijapur and Kheralu . The urban population makes up 25.53 percent of the total population.

Web links

Commons : Mehsana District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ^ History of the district up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer Of India
  3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population

Coordinates: 23 ° 40 ′  N , 72 ° 30 ′  E