Mehsana district

Mehsana District
District of Gujarat
Clockwise from top-left: Modhera Sun Temple, Kirti Toran, Vadnagar, Umiya Mandir in Unjha, Mehsana city, Shitala Mata Temple, Buttapaldi
Interactive Map Outlining Mahesana District
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 23°40′N 72°30′E / 23.667°N 72.500°E / 23.667; 72.500
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Headquarters	Mehsana
Area
• Total	4,401 km2 (1,699 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,035,064
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-02
Website	mehsanadp.gujarat.gov.in/Mehasana/

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 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.