| Mahisagar district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Headquarters |
| Subdivision Name2: | Luneshvari |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 15 August 2013 |
| Named For: | Mahi River |
| Government Type: | District Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2260.64 |
| Population Total: | 994624 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 389230 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +912674 |
| Registration Plate: | GJ-35 |
| Image Map1: | Mahisagar in Gujarat (India).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location in Gujarat |
Mahisagar district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Name Mahisagar given from "Mahi River".[1] Lunawada is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013.
At the time of the 2011 census, Mahisagar district had a population of 9,94,624, of which 105,987 (10.66%) lived in urban areas. Mahisagar had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 50,862 (5.11%) and 350,217 (35.21%) of the population respectively.[2] [3]
Hindus are in majority with 933,421, while Muslims are 58,546.[4]
Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 98.95% of the population.[5]
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| SR. NO | TALUKA | AREA (HECTARE) | NO. VILLAGE | DISTA. FROM DIST. HEAD QUARTER | LAND UNDER CULTIVA-TION (HECTARE) | FOREST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balasinor | 30159 | 47 | 47 | 26186.00 | 2,559.00 | |
| 2 | Kadana | 40255 | 136 | 36 | 25449.00 | 9,570.00 | |
| 3 | Khanpur | 27833 | 86 | 30 | 17710.00 | 8,071.00 | |
| 4 | Lunawada | 51645 | 243 | 0 | 70658.00 | 9,146.00 | |
| 5 | Santrampur | 54716 | 153 | 32 | 30624.00 | 11,060.00 | |
| 6 | Virpur | 21456 | 52 | 30 | 14483.00 | 1,071.00 | |
| Total | 2,26,064 | 717 | 1,85,110.00 | 13,497.20 |