in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.91%. Mehsana has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.26%. 25.27% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 7.97% and 0.46% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.58% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 1.76% Hindi as their first language. Mehsana district consists 10 talukas: Becharaji, Kadi, Kheralu, Mahesana, Vadnagar, Vijapur, Visnagar, Satlasana, Jotana, and Unjha. Populations as of 2011 were as follows: Politics |} Education Engineering colleges in Mehsana district Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar, Mehsana S.P.B. Patel Engineering College, Saffrony Institute of Technology, Linch, Mehsana U.V. Patel College of Engineering, Ganpat University, Kherva, Mehsana Unjha Engineering College L.C.I.T Institute of Technology, Bhandu Marchant Institute of Technology, Basna, Mehsana Government Engineering College, Katpur Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Piludara, Mehsana Gujarat Power Energy Institute of Technology, Mevad, Mehsana Pharmacy and Medical colleges in Mehsana district S.V. Institute of Management, Kadi, Mehsana S.K. Pharmaceutical college of education and research, Ganpat University, Kherva, Mehsana (Also has M.Pharma) Saffrony Institute of Technology, Linch, Mehsana Pharmacy college in Bechraji, Mehsana Pharmacy college in Modasa, Dist-Mehsana GMERS Medical College, Vadnagar Science colleges in Mehsana district Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Kherva (Second largest science college in North Gujarat) Nootan Sciences College, Sakalchand university, Ganj bazar, Visnagar (first science college in North Gujarat) Mehsana Urban Science College, Nagalpur, H.N.G.U University Smt. R.M. Prajapati Arts College Teacher colleges in Mehsana district S.A.Patel B.ed College, Rampura (kukus), Mehsana See also References External links Official website Mehsana Collectorate Districts of Gujarat