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{{For|its namesake district|Mehsana district}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2016}}
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| name = Mehsana
| other_name =
| nickname =
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| image_skyline = Rajmahal Mehsana Gujarat India.jpg
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| elevation_ft = 375
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'''Mehsana''' ({{audio|Mehsana.ogg|pronunciation}}), also spelled '''Mahesana''', is a city and [[municipality]] in [[Mehsana district]],<ref>https://mehsanadp.gujarat.gov.in {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116055132/http://mehsanadp.gujarat.gov.in/ |date=2016-11-16 }}</ref> in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]].<ref>https://mehsana.gujarat.gov.in {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708040011/https://mehsana.gujarat.gov.in/ |date=2017-07-08 }}</ref> Established in 14th century, the city was under [[Gaekwad dynasty|Gaekwads]] of [[Baroda State]] from 18th century to the independence of India in 1947. The municipality was established in 1919–20. The town has population of about 185,000. Dairy, oil and natural gas are major industries while there are several small and medium enterprises in the city.

==History==
[[File:Toranwali Mata temple gate Mehsana.jpg|thumb|Gate of Toranwali Mata Temple|left]]
Jaisinh Brahmabhatt describes the following legend in his poems from 1932 AD:<ref name="dp" /><ref name="MSNNP" /> Mehsana was established by Mehsaji Chavda, [[Rajput]] heir of the [[Chavda dynasty]]. He constructed the ''[[Torana]]'' (arc gate) of the city and a temple dedicated to Goddess Toran on Bhadrapad Sud 10 in [[Vikram Samvat]] 1414 (1358 AD).<ref name="nri">{{cite web | url=http://www.nri.gujarat.gov.in/his-mehsana-2.htm | title=Mehsana - History | publisher=Government of Gujarat | work=NRI Division | year=2009 | access-date=March 17, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021214307/http://www.nri.gujarat.gov.in/his-mehsana-2.htm | archive-date=October 21, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="GG1975" /> The legend is corroborated in ''Pragat Prabhavi Parshwanath athva Parshwanathna Chamatkaro'' published in Vikram Samvat 1909 (1823 AD) by Manilal Nyalchand Shah who also mentioned in it that Mehsaji built a temple dedicated to [[Chamunda]]. Another legend says that Mehsaji established the town in Vikram Samvat 1375 (1319 AD). Both legends describes that the town is named after Mehsaji. These legends also inconclusively establish that the town was founded during the Rajput period.<ref name="GG1975">{{cite book|editor=S. B. Rajyagor|title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JycbAAAAIAAJ|series=Gujarat State Gazetteers|volume=5|year=1975|publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, [[Government of Gujarat]]|pages=1, 805–806|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216021852/https://books.google.com/books?id=JycbAAAAIAAJ|archive-date=2017-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Shah|first=Manilal Nyalchand|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.516741/page/n1/mode/2up|title=Pragat Prabhavi Parshwanth athwa Parshwanathna Chamatkaro|publisher=Manilal Nyalchand Shah|year=1823|location=Ahmedabad|pages=118}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-17|title=વિ.સં.૧૪૧૪, ભાદરવા સુદ ૧૦ના દિવસે શ્રી મેસાણાનું તોરણ બંધાયું|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/UGUJ-MEH-mahesana-history-prachin-arvachin-part-2-4715525-PHO.html|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref>

[[Gaekwad]]s conquered [[Vadodara|Baroda]] and established [[Baroda State]] in 1721. They expanded their rule in north Gujarat and established [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]] as its administrative headquarters. Later the headquarters was moved to [[Kadi, Gujarat|Kadi]] and subsequently to Mehsana in 1902 when the city was connected by the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]] which was opened on 21 March 1887. [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] built [[Rajmahal, Mehsana|Rajmahal]], a palace in 1904.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.276073|title=The Ruler Of Baroda: An Account of the Life and Work of the Maharaja Gaekwar|last=Sergeant|first=Philip W.|publisher=John Murray|year=1928|location=Albemarle Street, London|pages=226–229}}</ref>

Baroda State merged with the Union of India after independence in 1947. It was merged into [[Bombay State]] as Mehsana district in 1949. Later it became part of [[Gujarat]] in 1960 after the division of Bombay state into Gujarat and [[Maharashtra]]. Mehsana is headquarters of Mehsana district in north Gujarat.<ref name="dp">{{cite web | url=https://mehsanadp.gujarat.gov.in/Mehasana/jilavishe/etihas.htm | title=History | language=gu | publisher=Mehsana District Panchayat | work=Government of Gujarat | date=17 July 2012 | access-date=March 17, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508063032/http://mehsanadp.gujarat.gov.in/Mehasana/jilavishe/etihas.htm | archive-date=8 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="GG1975"/>

==Geography==
Mehsana has an average elevation of {{convert|375|ft|m|abbr=}} above sea level.<ref name="MSNNP" />

==Administration==
Mehsana [[Municipality]] ([[Nagar Palika]]) was established in 1919–20. Following the merger of [[Baroda state]] with [[Bombay State]] on 1 August 1949, it was governed by Bombay District Municipal Act, 1902. Since 1 January 1956, it is governed under Gujarat Nagar Palika Act, 1963.<ref name="MSNNP"/> It falls under Mehsana Metropolitan Region.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011}} India [[census]], the population of Mehsana was 184,991, of which male and female were 97,440 and 87,551, respectively.<ref name="2011census1">{{Cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=571696 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190820053153/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=571696 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2019-08-20 |title = Census of India: Search Details}}</ref> Its urban-metropolitan population was 190,753 of which 100,558 were males and 90,195 were females.<ref name="2011census2">{{Cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=571695 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190820053309/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=571695 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2019-08-20 |title = Census of India: Search Details}}</ref>

The sex ratio was 894 females to 1,000 males.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove /> Mehsana had an average literacy rate of 84.26%, higher than the national average. Male literacy was 91.88%, and female literacy was 76.12%.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove /> 9.4% of Mehsana's population was under 6 years of age.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove />

At 762,<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove /> Mehsana had the lowest child sex-ratio among the urban centres in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mehsana, shame of India!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-13/ahmedabad/30623606_1_girl-child-mehsana-town-mehsana-district-collector|access-date=23 January 2012|author=Radha Sharma & Bharat Yagnik|date=13 January 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223211951/http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/12/52|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
{{IndiaCensusPop|state=
|title= Population growth of Mehsana
|1901= 9393
|1911= 10141
|1921= 11888
|1931= 14762
|1941= 16986
|1951= 22804
|1961= 32577
|1971= 51598
|1981= 72872
|1991= 88201
|2001= 98987
|2011= 184991
|footnote=Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mehsananagarpalika.com/population.html |title = Welcome to Mehsana Nagarpalika, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Mehsana City
!Total
!Male
!Female
|-
|City & outgrowths
|190,753
|100,558
|90,195
|-
|Literates
|148,851
|81,647
|67,204
|-
|Children (0–6)
|18,946
|10,751
|8,195
|-
|Literacy
|89.64%
|94.18%
|84.69%
|-
|[[human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| colspan="3" |899
|-
|[[Child sex ratio]]
| colspan="3" |762
|}

==Religion==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2017}}
[[Hinduism]] is the majority religion in Mehsana with 88.18% of the population being followers. Islam is the second-most-popular religion in the city at 9.26%, followed by Jainism at 1.62%, Sikhism 0.28%, Buddhism 0.28%,{{clarify|date=March 2018|does not match with table below}} and Christianity at 0.27%. Around 0.01% identified with other religions and approximately 0.36% were of no particular religion.
[[File:Jain Temple in Mehsana, Gujarat.jpg|thumb|Jain Temple in Mehsana]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Religion
!Population
!Percentage
|-
|'''Hindu'''
|168,205
|88.18%
|-
|'''Muslims'''
|17,673
|9.26%
|-
|'''Jain'''
|3,099
|1.62%
|-
|'''Not stated'''
|688
|0.36%
|-
|'''Sikh'''
|525
|0.28%
|-
|'''Christian'''
|508
|0.27%
|-
|'''Buddhist'''
|27
|0.01%
|-
|'''Others'''
|28
|0.01%
|}

==={{anchor|Places of Worship}}Places of worship===
Simandhar Swami Jain Derasar is a temple located near Modhera crossroads. It is {{convert|161|ft|m|order=flip}} long, {{convert|97|ft|m|order=flip}} broad and {{convert|107|ft|m|order=flip}} high. The central deity (''moolnayak'') of the temple is a {{convert|12|ft}} white idol of [[Simandhar Swami]] in [[lotus position]] (''padmansa''). The temple was established in 1971 under guidance of Jain monk Kailas sagar.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Mehsana|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/12/52|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223211951/http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/12/52|archive-date=2017-02-23|access-date=2017-02-23|website=Gujarat Tourism}}</ref>

Major Hindu temples include: Pushtimarg temples of Madanmohanlalji temple and Dwarkadhishji temple, Toranvali Mata temple, Brahmani Mata temple, [[Hinglaj]] Mata temple, Bahuchar Mata temple, Kalupur Gadi Swaminarayan temple, BAPS Swaminarayan temple, Gayatri temple, Ambika Mata temple and Somnath Mahadev temple.<ref name="GG1975"/>

There is a temple dedicated to Ayyappa established by the South Indian community and a Gurdwara Sahib established by the Sikh community near Radhanpur crossroads on State Highway 41.

Christian churches include Mar Gregorious Orthodox Syrian Church.

==Places of interest==
[[File:Boter Kotha ni Vav Mehsana Stepwell 2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Boter Kothani Vav]]]]
[[File:Dadawadi Jain temple in Mehsana, Gujarat, India 05.jpg|thumb|Dadawadi Jain temple]]
[[Rajmahal]] is a palace built in 1904 by Sayajirao Gaekwad III.<ref name=":0"/> [[Boter Kothani Vav]] was constructed during the reign of Mughal emperor [[Aurangzeb]]. An inscription dated 1674 AD in Persian and Devnagari scripts states that it was commissioned by Shah Gokaldas of Shrimali caste, Laghu Shakha, and his mother Manabai for public welfare.<ref name="Bhatt2014">{{cite book|author=Purnima Mehta Bhatt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tWmiDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT57|title=Her Space, Her Story: Exploring the Stepwells of Gujarat|date=16 December 2014|publisher=Zubaan|isbn=978-93-84757-08-3|pages=57–58|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824131900/https://books.google.com/books?id=tWmiDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT57|archive-date=24 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> There is another stepwell known as Badiyashi Vav in Biladi Baug.<ref name="MSNNP" /> It was constructed by Shah Virchandji Jadavji.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhojak|first=Kanaiyalal Amthalal|title=Mehsana: Prachin Arvachin|publisher=Mehsana Municipality|year=1957|isbn=|location=Mehsana|pages=84–85|language=gu|script-title=gu:મહેસાણા: પ્રાચીન અર્વાચીન|trans-title=Mehsana: Ancient and Modern}}</ref>

Other historical monuments include Yoshovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala, T. J. Highschool, Kesharbai School and Mehsana district local board office.<ref name="MSNNP" /> [[Dudhsagar Dairy]] plant is a [[Postmodern architecture|postmodernist]] building designed by [[Achyut Kanvinde]].<ref name=":1" />

[[Para Lake]], officially Swami Vivekanand Lake, was excavated during the [[Baroda State|Gaekwad rule]]. It was redeveloped and opened in 2019.<ref name="DB1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/gift-of-para-lake-to-mehsanas-after-13-years-today-inaugurated-by-nitin-patel-1564894655.html|title=13 વર્ષ બાદ મહેસાણાવાસીઓને પરા તળાવની ભેટ, આજે નીતિન પટેલના હસ્તે લોકાર્પણ|last=Bhati|first=Deepak|date=2019-08-04|website=divyabhaskar|language=gu|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref> [[Nagalpur Lake]] is proposed for development as a public space.<ref name="db1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/uttar-gujarat/latest-news/mehsana/news/redevelopment-of-nagalpur-lake-in-mehsana-1563159254.html|title=બાવળોની ઝાંડીઓથી ઘેરાયેલુ નાગલપુર તળાવ 11.99 કરોડના ખર્ચે રમણીય બનાવાશે|last=Shukla|first=Rakeshkumar|date=2019-07-15|website=[[Divya Bhaskar]]|access-date=2020-01-24|language=gu}}</ref> Arvind Baug and Biladi Baug (Mahatma Gandhi garden) are two gardens in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-18|title=મહેસાણા પાલિકાએ અરવિંદ બાગમાં સહયોગને ફાળવેલું પાર્લર પરત લઈ લીધું|url=https://www.navgujaratsamay.com/mehsana-municipality-has-taken-the-shayog-parlor-allocated-in-arvind-bag/120562.html|access-date=2020-11-08|website=NavGujarat Samay|language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-02|title=મહેસાણા પાલિકા વિસ્તારના અરવિંદ બાગ સહયોગ પાર્લરને બગીચાની|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/UGUJ-MEH-OMC-MAT-mehsana-gardening-of-arvind-bag39s-collaboration-parlor-in-mehsana-municipality-area-031630-3560311-NOR.html|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-05|title=ગંભીર@મહેસાણા: કોરોના કાળમાં શહેરના બિલાડી બાગની માવજત વિસરાઇ ?|url=https://atalsamachar.com/gambhir-mehsana-forget-the-grooming-of-the-citys-cat-garden-during-the-corona-era-big-matter-in-district-corona-unlock-5-0/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Atal Samachar|language=gu}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Post Office Headquarters Mehsana India Post Payments Bank .jpg|thumb|Head Post Office, Mehsana]]

===Industries===
Mehsana has dairy, agriculture and road-equipment based industry. It also has oil and natural gas production fields and various small- and medium-size industries. The banking and finance sectors have nationalised, cooperative, and private sector banks. Many large and small road-equipment industries are established in Mehsana-Dediyasan [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] (GIDC).{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

===Dairy===
The city is known for its local [[Mehsana buffalo|Mehsani breed]] of [[Bubalus|buffaloes]].

The Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producer's Union, popularly known as [[Dudhsagar Dairy]], is a member of the state-level [[Amul|Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation]] and the largest dairy in Asia, processing on average 1.41 million kilograms of milk each day. It has established a network for procuring milk from 4,500,000 milk producers through 1,150 village milk cooperatives.<ref name="GG1975"/>

===Oil and natural gas===
Established in November 1967, the Mehsana fields are one of the largest onshore-producing assets of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]] (ONGC), covering an area of {{convert|6000|km2|abbr=on}} with 28 fields in 2007–08. Mehsana also has 1,311 oil wells, and 16 gas wells producing 6,000 tonnes per day.<ref name="GG1975"/>{{update inline|date=March 2018}}. Oxygen Bank has been started in Visnagar, Mehsana. A service-minded couple from Visnagar and currently living in the US, Dr. About 100 oxygen concentrator machines have been donated by Jaswant Kumar and Ilaben Patel at a cost of lakhs of rupees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oxygen Bank has been started in Visnagar, Mehsana. |url=https://ptndigitalmedia.com/oxygen-bank-started-in-visnagar/ |website=PTN News |date=2021-06-11}}</ref>

===Entertainment===
[[File:Vanikar Club Mehsaba.jpg|thumb|Vanikar Club]]
Wide-Angle Multiplex and Wow Cine Pulse provide entertainment facilities. Shanku's Water Park, Tirupati Nature Park, Bliss Water Park and [[Taranga Jain temple]] are located nearby.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} Mehsana has three radio stations: Top FM (92.7 MHz),<ref>https://sambhaavnews.com/mehsana-own-radio-station-top-fm-927-starts-from-today/</ref> [[Radio Mirchi]] (91.9 MHz)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://udaipurkiran.com/enil-commences-broadcast-from-its-radio-station-in-mehsana/ | title=ENIL commences broadcast from its radio station in Mehsana | Udaipur News | Udaipur Latest News | udaipur local news| date=5 November 2018}}</ref> and relay station of [[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|Akashvani]] (100.1 MHz).

==Education==
[[File:T. J. Highschool Mehsana established 1889.jpg|thumb|T. J. Highschool, established in 1889|left]]
Mehsana has several facilities offering education to graduation and post-graduation. The Municipal Arts and Urban Bank Science College is affiliated by [[Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://masc.co.in/|title=MAUBS college Homepage|website=Municipal Arts And Urban Bank Science College, Mehsana|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref> [[Ganpat University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/mehsana-bridges-education-gap-of-terror-hit-valley/articleshow/66199469.cms|title=Mehsana bridges education gap of terror-hit Valley {{!}} Vadodara News - Times of India|last=Oct 14|first=Prashant Rupera {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-31|last3=Ist|first3=9:55}}</ref> located in [[Kherva]] village which is {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} from the city. Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gperi.ac.in/|title=Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute|website=www.gperi.ac.in|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref> and Saffrony Institute of Technology<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saffrony.ac.in/|title=Saffrony Institute|website=www.saffrony.ac.in|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref> offer courses in engineering and management. B. S. Patel College of Pharmacy offers courses in pharmacy, and is affiliated with [[Gujarat Technological University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/gtu-student-to-represent-team-india-in-world-roller-sports/articleshow/69587463.cms|title=GTU student to represent team India in World Roller Sports - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref> Sarvajanik Kelvani Mandal Trust offers education in the fields of pharmacy, nursing, and homeopathy.

There are many primary and higher-secondary schools affiliated with [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) or Gujarat Board including: [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], ONGC, Mehsana, [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]] (JNV), Vadnagar, and N.G. International School. K. V. Mehsana made a beginning in the year 1980 with classes 1 to 10 with two sections each and one section science stream and one commerce stream in Class XI and XII. It is an Hindi, English Medium school. In 2021, 966 students were enrolled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KVS merit list 2020 for class 1 admissions released @ kvsonlineadmission.kvs.gov.in - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/kvs-merit-list-2020-for-class-1-admission-to-be-released-soon-kvsonlineadmission-kvs-gov-in/articleshow/77476529.cms|access-date=2021-01-31|website=The Times of India}}</ref> T. J. Highschool operated by Nagrik Kelvani Mandal was established in 1889 and [[Urban Bank Vidhalaya, Mehsana|Urban Bank Vidhalaya]]. Gurukul English Medium School started in 2012. Sarvajanik Kelvani Mandal Trust also runs many schools in north Gujarat. Other schools include Sabari Vidya Vihar, run by Dharma Sastha Seva Trust, and Bethany Mission School.

==Transport==
[[File:Mehsana GSRTC central bus port.jpg|thumb|GSRTC central bus station in Mehsana]]
[[File:Mahesana Mehsana New Railway Station MSH.jpg|thumb|New Railway Station (MSH)]]

==={{anchor|Local}}Road===
[[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] (GSRTC) buses also connect Mehsana to other cities and villages. [[Auto rickshaw]]s and taxis are available.

Mehsana is approximately {{convert|75|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Ahmedabad]]. It is connected to [[Gandhinagar]], [[Himmatagar]], [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]], [[Unjha]] and [[Palanpur]], [[Visnagar]] via state highways.

===Rail===
[[Mahesana railway station]] is on the [[Jaipur–Ahmedabad line]] with daily trains to and from Delhi and Mumbai, and direct weekly or bi-weekly trains connecting major cities in north and south India, including [[Bangalore]].

===Air===
The nearest passenger airport is [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] at Ahmedabad. Prepaid taxis and GSRTC bus are available to Mehsana from the airport.

[[Mehsana Airport]] is currently used for non-scheduled operation and as a civil aviation training centre, operated by Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics Ltd. It has an area covering {{convert|64|acre|m2|order=flip}}.<ref name="ie09">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aviation-infrastructure-to-get-a-facelift-by-next-year/421481/0|title=Aviation infrastructure to get a facelift by next year|date=10 February 2009|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="oneindia07">{{cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/08/14/modi-dedicates-mehsana-airport-for-civil-aviation-training-1187088074.html|title=Modi dedicates Mehsana airport for civil aviation training|publisher=oneindia.in|access-date=23 January 2012|date=14 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="toi10">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-28/rajkot/28223238_1_airfield-mehsana-aaa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103223410/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-28/rajkot/28223238_1_airfield-mehsana-aaa|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Mehsana civic body opens airfield seal after HC orders|date=28 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gujsail.gujarat.gov.in/mehsana-airport.htm|title=Mehsana Airport {{!}} Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited|website=gujsail.gujarat.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>

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