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Mehsana

Geographical location:72.07° to 72.26° East (Longitude) 23.15° to 23.53° North (Latitude)
Area:4,393 sq. km
District headquarter:Mehsana
Population:18,37,696 (As per 2001 Census)
Population density:419 persons per sq. km
Sex ratio:927 Females per 1000 Males
Literacy rate:72.57%
Nearest Airport:Ahmedabad
Nearest port:Hazira port, Magdalla port
Major Industrial Infrastructure:8 Industrial Estates
Mehsana

Industries

  • Mehsana is home to approximately 7,183 small scale industries which are involved in sectors like, Chemicals, Textiles, Rubber & Plastic articles, Metals, Repairing Services, Food & Agro processing and Electrical machinery
  • Sectors which have witnessed maximum investments are ceramics, plastics, paper & pulp, pharmaceuticals, food processing industries and chemicals
  • Some of the major industries present in the district are, Hitachi, Torrent pharmaceuticals, ONGC, Cadila Hospital Products Ltd., Mehsana District Cooperatives Milk Producers Union, Nirma Ltd. and McCain Foods etc.

Investment Opportunities

Agriculture

  • Opportunities for setting up Psyllium processing industries on Unjha-Siddhpur belt
  • Food processing, Castor seeds processing
  • Herbal pesticides

Engineering

  • Tube wells and submersible pumps
  • Small engineering units
  • Ancillary units for big industries present in the district like Road equipments, etc.

Plastic

  • Polythene film and bags
  • Packaging units

Chemicals

  • Insecticides and Biofertilisers
  • Natural fertilizers
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