Mehsana district



Mehsana District is a district of state in western. city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 18 lakhs and an area of over 4,500 km&sup2;. There are over 600 villages in this district. It had a population of 1,837,892 of which 22.40% were urban as of 2001. 

Mehsana district borders with district in the North,  and  districts in West,  and  districts in South and  district in the East.

Major towns of the district are, , , , , , , , and.

History
Historically parts of this district have been broken off for the formation of new districts.
 * to Gandhinagar district.
 * to Patan district.

Divisions
Mehsana district consists 9 talukas. These are, , , , , , , and.

Agriculture
The main crops are, , jira, cotton and oilseeds mirch.

Commerce
The major trading centres in the district are oilseeds, jira, isabgul and anise.

There are some oil fields near Kalol in this district. Asia's second largest dairy 'Dudh Sagar' is situated in.