Mahesana

Mehsana મહેસાણા
city
Rajmahal, Gaekwad era palace in Mehsana. Now used as court.
Mehsana Show map of Gujarat Mehsana Show map of India Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 23°36′N 72°24′E / 23.6°N 72.4°E / 23.6; 72.4Coordinates: 23°36′N 72°24′E / 23.6°N 72.4°E / 23.6; 72.4
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Mehsana
Government
• Collector	Alok Pandey
Population (2011)
• city	184,133
• Metro	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♂/♀
Website	mehsananagarpalika.com

Mehsana ( pronunciation ), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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). It is described by Jaisinh Brahmbhatt in poems of 1932 AD. It is also corroborated by Manilal Nyalchand, an author of Pragat Prabhavi Parshvanath of Samvat 1879. He also refers that Mehsaji built the temple dedicated to Chamunda. It inconclusively establishes that the town was founded during Rajput period. Another legend says that Mehsaji established it in Vikram Samvat 1375 (1319 AD).

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. Sayajirao Gaekwad III built a palace known as Rajmahal in Vikram Samvat 1956 for his son Fatehsinhrao. It is now used as a district court.