Visnagar

Visnagar
—  city  —
Visnagar Location of Visnagar in Gujarat and India
Coordinates	23°42′N 72°33′E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District(s)	Mehsana
Population	65,826 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 117 metres (384 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 384315 • Telephone • +02765 • Vehicle • GJ2-
Website	www.20nagar.com

Visnagar is a city and a municipality in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat."VISNAGAR" named after its founder king VISHALDEO from Ajmer Dynasty was founded in 953 on the auspicious day of 'Akhatrij'.

Founded just as an outpost of the kingdom of king Visaldeo surrounding the present 'Deliya Talao' a huge water tank covering area of approx 2 lac sq. meter.

Geography

Visnagar is located at 23.7°N 72.55°E / 23.7; 72.55. It has an average elevation of 117 metres (383 feet). Earlier Visngagar was known as "Copper City" because there are so many workers who use to make pots from various metals.it also have a big gardan called doshabhai gardan.about 80%of people here are associated with stock market.here a very great personality like renish was born.It is considered as the most sensitive in mahesana district.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. , Visnagar had a population of 68,826. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Visnagar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Visnagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Due to New Engineering College, Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, there are quite a few changes in the city.This college now includes Dental college,Pharmacy college and MBA college.