 The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of over 4,500  km².There are over 600 villages in this district with a population of 2,035,064 of which 22.40% were urban as of 2011.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.