Mehsana
| Mehsana મહેસાણા | |
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Rajmahal, Gaekwad era palace in Mehsana. Now used as court. | |
  Mehsana  Mehsana Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′N 72°24′E / 23.6°N 72.4°ECoordinates: 23°36′N 72°24′E / 23.6°N 72.4°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Mehsana |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Alok Pandey |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • city | 184,133 |
| • Metro[2] | 190,189 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 384001 / 384002 |
| Telephone code | 91 2762 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 2 |
| Sex ratio | 1.12[1] ♂/♀ |
| Website |
gujaratindia |
Mehsana (
pronunciation ), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.
History
Mehsaji Chavda, a Rajput and an heir of Chawda 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]
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. They merged it with India after independence in 1947. It was included in Bombay state. Later became part of Gujarat in 1960 after division of Bombay state into Gujarat and Maharashtra. Now Mehsana is a standalone district in north Gujarat.[4]
There is a palace built by Gaekwads in city known as Rajmahal. It is now used as court.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Mehsana had a population of 184,133.[1] The sex ratio was 894 females/males.[1] Mehsana has an average literacy rate of 84.26%, higher than the national average. Male literacy is 91.88%, and female literacy is 76.12%.[1] In Mehsana, 9.4% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]
At 762,[1] Mehsana has the lowest child sex ratio among the urban centres in India.[5]
Geography
Mehsana has an average elevation of 265 feet (81 m) above sea level.
Religion
Hindus are the largest religious community of the city. Other minority religious communities includes Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Jains.
Places of interest
Boter Kotha ni Vav, a stepwell, is located opposite crematorium in Ambaipara area. Though connected to Lakha Vanzara by folklore, it is constructed in Mughal period by bricks and sandstone. It is also known as Interi Vav thus. There is an inscription of Samvat 1731 in Persian and Devnagari scripts. It is 45 to 50 feet deep. It is eleven floors deep and had unique twin wells. It was repaired during Gaekwad era. It is now neglected and filthy.[6][7][8][9][10]
Places of Worship
Simandhar Swami Jain Derasar
Simandhar Swami Jain Derasar is located near Modhera cross roads. It is 161 ft (49 m) long, 97 ft (30 m) broad and 107 ft (33 m) high. Moolnayak of the temple is a 145 inches (3.7 m) high white idol of Simandhar Swami in Pdamasna.
Other Temples
It includes Hinglaj Mata temple, Swaminarayan temple, Gayatri temple, Ambika Mata temple.
There is a temple dedicated to Ayyappa established by south Indian community and a Gurudwara sahib established by Sikh community near Radhanpur cross road.
Christian churches includes Mar Greegorious Orthodox Syrian Church.
Education
Mehsana has several educational institutes offering education from play school to post graduation. Ganpat University, located 10 km from city, offers specialising in areas as IT, engineering, pharmacy, agriculture, science, management, arts and commerce. Gujarat Power Engineering College and Saffrony Institute of Technology offers courses in engineering and management. B.S Patel College Of Pharmacy offers courses pharmacy. They are affiliated with the Gujarat Technological University. Sarvajanik Kelvani Mandal Trust offers education in field of pharmacy, nursing, homeopathy.
There are many primary and higher secondary schools affiliated with CBSE or Gujarat Board like Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC Mehsana, N.G. International School. T. J. Highschool operated by Nagrik Kelvani Mandal was established in 1889. They also started Gurukul English Medium School in 2012. Sarvajanik Kelvani Mandal Trust also runs many schools in north Gujarat. Other schools are Sabari Vidya Vihar run by Dharma Sastha Temple, Bethany Mission School.
Bachpan is a play school run by Shikshalay Education Trust.
Economy
Medical
Major multi-speciality hospitals include General Civil Government Hospital, Lions Hospital, Global Multi Speciality Hospital, G.K. Orthopaedic Hospital, Mehsana District Bank General Hospital.
There are many small clinics available on Dairy Road, and Jail Road area. You can also find blood bank on Dairy Road area.
Entertainment
Wide-Angle Multiplex, Cine Pulse, Prashant Cinema provides entertainment facilities. Shanku's Water Park and Tirupati nature park are located nearby.
Industries
Mehsana have presence of dairy, agriculture and road equipment based industry. It also have oil and natural gas production fields and the small and medium size industries. Banking and finance sector have nationalised, cooperative, and private sector banks. There are many big and small road equipment industries are established in Mehsana -Dediyasan GIDC. Mehsana city is the one of the big manufacturer for the road equipment.
Dairy
The city is known for its local Mehsani breed of buffalos. The Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producer's Union Ltd., popularly known as Dudhsagar Dairy, is a member of the state-level - Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., Anand. Dudhsagar Dairy is the largest dairy in Asia, processing on an average 1.41 million kilograms of milk each day. It has established a network for procuring milk from 4,500,000 milk producers through 1150 village milk cooperatives.
Oil and natural gas
Established in November 1967, the Mehsana fields are one of the highest onshore-producing asset of the ONGC. Covering an area of 6000 km2 with 28 fields in 2007–2008. Mehsana also has 1311 oil wells and 16 gas wells producing 5800 tonnes per day.
Transport
Local
City bus service is run by municipality connecting nearby villages. Autorickshows are available.
Road
It is approximately 75 km away from Ahmedabad. It is connected to Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Patan, Unjha and Palanpur via state highways. GSRTC, a state run transport service, provides bus service connecting all major towns of Gujarat.
Rail
It is also connected by rail to other major cities in India. There are daily trains to and from Delhi and Mumbai, and direct weekly or bi-weekly trains connecting major cities in north and south India including Bangalore. Mahesana railway station, on the Jaipur-Ahmedabad line, has a computerised reservation facility.
Air
The nearest airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad. Prepaid taxis are available to Mehsana from the airport.
Currently Mehsana Airport is used for non scheduled operation and as a civil aviation training centre, run by Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics Ltd. It has an area covering 64 acres (260,000 m2).
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "Mehsana - History". NRI Division. Government of Gujarat. 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- 1 2 "History". Government of Gujarat. Mehsana District Panchayat. 17 July 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ↑ Radha Sharma & Bharat Yagnik (13 January 2012). "Mehsana, shame of India!". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ Manohar Sajnani (2001). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India. Gyan Publishing House. p. 111. ISBN 978-81-7835-018-9.
- ↑ "Enthusiasts to revive stepwell in Mehsana". The Times of India. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Shukla, Rakesh (24 June 2014). "ક્યારેક લોકોની તરસ છિપાવતા હતા ગુજરાતના આ જળ મંદિરો-બોતેર કોઠાની વાવ". gujarati.oneindia.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "મહેસાણા: બોત્તેર કોઠાની વાવમાં પડેલા યુવાનને 9 મિનિટમાં બચાવાયો". divyabhaskar (in Gujarati). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "શિલ્પ-સ્થાપત્યની બેનમૂન બોતેર કોઠાની વાવ કચરાપેટી બની ગઈ". Webdunia (in Gujarati). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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