Visnagar
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Visnagar is a city and a municipality
Municipality
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 in Mehsana district
Mehsana district
Mehsana district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 18 lakhs and an area of over 4,500 km². There are over 600 villages in this district...

 in the India
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 of Gujarat."VISNAGAR" named after its founder king VISHALDEO from Ajmer Dynasty was founded in 953 on the auspicious day of 'Akhatrij'.

Founded just as an outpost of the kingdom of king Visaldeo surrounding the present 'Deliya Talao' a huge water tank covering area of approx 2 lac sq. meter.

Geography

Visnagar is located at 23.7°N 72.55°E. It has an average elevation of 117 metre
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s (383 feet
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).
Earlier Visngagar was known as "Copper City" because there are so many workers who use to make pots from various metals.

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Visnagar had a population of 68,826. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Visnagar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Visnagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Due to New Engineering College, Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, there are quite a few changes in the city.This college now includes Dental college,Pharmacy college and MBA college.
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