Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : 372
Sex Ratio Rank : 233
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 220 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 117 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Mehsana is not a very developed district
Ground water level is very low. Mostly the water is muddy
Ours is a drought prone area, so agriculture is a difficult task.
Quality of the education in our district is not good.
Brief About Mahesana
District
This city is among the largest cities of Gujarat and is near to
Mahesana. It houses the Dudhsagar Co-operative milk dairy. It records
one of the highest milk collection in India. It is also famous for
local "Mehsani" buffalo breed.
District Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters
of this district.
The district has a population of over 18 lakhs
and an area of over 4500 km². There are over 600 villages in this
district. Mehsana borders with Banaskantha district in the North,
Patan and Surendranagar districts in West, Gandhinagar and Mahesana
districts in South and Sabarkantha district in the East. Historically
parts of this district have been broken off for the formation
of new districts. 1964 to Gandhinagar district. 2000 to Patan
district.
Other details
Modhera's Sun temple is over 900 years old and
a great example of India's temple architecture. Thol Wildlife
Sanctuary with an area of 7 sq. km. in this district is near Mahesana.
It is home to variety of wildfowl, flamingos, gray pelicans, black
ibis and other wetland birds
