Mehsana district
Mehsana district (Gujarati: મહેસાણા જિલ્લો) is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 18 lakhs and an area of over 4,500 km². 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.[1]
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 Vijapur, Bahucharaji, Modhera, Unjha, Vadnagar, Kalol, Kadi, Visnagar, Kherva(Gujarati: ખેરવા), Jotana and Khadalpur, Sanganpur ( સાંગણપુર ).
Motor vehicles registered in the district have their registration numbers starting with GJ-2.
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[edit] History
Historically parts of this district have been broken off for the formation of new districts.
- 1964 to Gandhinagar district.
- 2000 to Patan district.
[edit] Divisions
Mehsana district consists 9 talukas. These are Becharaji, Kadi, Kheralu, Mahesana, Vadnagar, Vijapur, Visnagar, Satlasana and Unjha.
There are 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Kheralu, Unjha, Visnagar, Becharaji, Kadi, Mahesana and Vijapur. Kheralu is part of Patan Lok Sabha constituency and rest are part of Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency.
[edit] Economy
[edit] Agriculture
The main crops are Bajra, jowar, jira, cotton and oilseeds mirch.
[edit] Commerce
The flagship company of Torrent group, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, is a dominant player in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular (CV) and central nervous system (CNS) and has achieved significant presence in gastro-intestinal, diabetology, anti-infective and pain management segments.
To cater to new niche segments and sharpen its focus among customers, Torrent Pharma has six marketing divisions, each catering to defined therapeutic segment. A 2300 strong field force caters to around 2,00,000 doctors across the country, which makes it rank fifth in terms of market reach.
Torrent Pharma’s competitive advantage as a manufacturer stems from its world-class manufacturing facilities. Its manufacturing facilities at Indrad, Gujarat, comply with WHO, cGMP, MHRA and TGA norms and have received ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) and ISO/IEC- 17025 certifications.
With a view to cater to its growth requirements, Torrent Pharma commissioned a new formulations manufacturing facility at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, in November 2005. The facility has a capacity to manufacture 3600 million tablets, 400 million capsules and 18 million Oral Liquid bottles, per annum and would cater to the domestic formulations requirement.
Torrent has a modern and well-equipped state-of-the-art R&D Centre, built with an investment of US $ 40 million. It is manned by more than 525 highly qualified scientists, with a combined experience of over 2500 scientific man-years in Drug Discovery and Development. Torrent Pharma has earmarked 9% of sales year-after-year for R&D advancement.
In the International operations arena, Torrent Pharma exports to more than 50 countries around the world with over 1000 product registrations. The international business has been broadly divided into five zones- USA, Latin America, Russia and CIS, Western Europe and CEE and Rest of the World (ROW). For its export excellence in International Business, Torrent Pharma has won several prestigious export awards.
Torrent Pharma is now gearing up to enter the advanced highly regulated international markets. Torrent Pharma has incorporated Zao Torrent Pharma in Russia, Torrent Do Brasil Ltda in Brazil, Torrent Pharma GmbH in Germany, Torrent Pharma Inc. in USA and Torrent Pharma Philippines Inc. in Philippines. These wholly owned subsidiaries will become a springboard for entry into several regulated and less regulated international markets.
The major trading centres in the district are oilseeds, jira (cumin), isabgul (psyllium) and anise.
Mehsana district is the largest on-shore oil producing asset of ONGC in India, with 1,200 flowing oil wells and 23 active gas wells.
Asia's second largest dairy 'Dudh Sagar' is situated in Mehsana.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Mehsana district has a population of 2,027,727,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[3] or the US state of New Mexico.[4] This gives it a ranking of 229th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 462 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.91 %.[2] Mahesana has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 84.26 %.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Census Data
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179"
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Coordinates: 23°40′N 72°30′E / 23.667°N 72.5°E
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