Our today’s Indian tourist place is the city of Gujarat known as
Mehsana. If we go through the history of the city itself was named after Mehsaji Chavda
who was the Rajput ruler of Chawda empire. Mehsana is famous for its big arc gate known as Toran and the shrine of Goddess Toran. This temple is mentioned
in many poems and mythological stories.
At the time of independence of India the city was merged in
Mumbai region. Later it was given to Gujarat government for development and reestablishment.
According to 2011 census the average population of Mehsana was 2027727. Talking
about geographical structure of the city, the altitude is 265 feet from the sea
level.
Some big attractions of Mehsana:
Mehsana is the biggest district of Gujarat so there are
countless places to visit in the area. Some known spots of Mehsana are mentioned
below:
Rani Udaymati Vav: An architectural location of the city is
the first place to visit. This Vav is the step well built in 11th
century by Rani Udaymati in memory of her King Bhimdeva. There are around 800
stone carvings.
Langhanaj locality: Another interesting place of Mehsana
that is excavation location having 14 fossilized monoliths and skeletons.
Vadnagar Pilgrimage: The temple town located at 34 km
distance from Mehsana is next place to visit. There are amazingly built gates, havelis,
lake, Jain shrines known as Derasar, 17th Century Lord Shiva temple
and many other attraction points in Vadnagar.
Becharaji: Get the route towards Chanasma and reach Becharaj
town. Here you can take blessings of Bahuchar Mata.
Some other best destinations of Mehsana Bhavai Government
Museum, Buddhist Monastery, Hatkeshwar Temple, Modhera Sun Temple, Shanku's
Water Park, Sharmishtha Lake, Sidhpur, Ucharpi and Unjha.
How to reach Mehsana?
For local transport city buses and autos are available in
Mehsana.
By Road: Ahmedabad is the big city nearer to Mehsana located
at 75 km distance only. Ahmedabad is properly connected to almost every city of
India. Frequent buses are available from Gandhinagar, Palanpur, Patan, Ahmedabad,
Delhi and many cities for Mehsana.
By Train: Indian railway network is very strong. Every big
Indian tourist place is easily reachable through train. Mehsana railway station
is available for travelers and frequent trains are accessible for this stop
from Delhi, Mumbai, Surat and some other cities.
By Air: Closest international airport is SVP (Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel) Airport of Ahmedabad. You can hire the prepaid taxi from outside of the
airport.