Mehsana

Mehsana, also spelled Mahesana, is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat and the headquarters of Mehsana district. It was established in the fourteenth century, and legend credits Mehsaji Chavda, a Rajput heir of the Chavda dynasty, with founding the town and giving it his name. From the eighteenth century until Indian independence in 1947 it lay under the Gaekwads of Baroda State, and after the merger of Baroda with Bombay State in 1949 it came under municipal government. A municipal corporation was approved in January 2025. Dairy, oil and natural gas are the major industries. The railway line from Ahmedabad to Palanpur divides the town into two parts, and the 2011 census recorded a population of 184,991.