Sachin, Gujarat
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Sachin is one of the major Industrial city
City
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 in Surat Metropolitan Region
Surat Metropolitan Region
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 in the India
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 of Gujarat. The town is located 11 km south of Udhana and 19 km from Surat on old Surat-Udhana-Mumbai highway. Sachin is also a Railway junction on Surat-Navsari line. The town is one of Asia's largest Industrial areas.

Geography

The city is located at 21.08°N 72.88°E. It has an average elevation of 22 metres (66 feet).

Demographics

estimate Sachin had a population of 47870 . Males constitute 63% of the population and females 38%. Sachin has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 63%. In Sachin, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Sachin was a princely state in India during the British Raj
British Raj
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. The ruler held the title of Nawab
Nawab
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.

About

Sachin was an independent princely state during independence but after the formation of Gujarat state it was merged in Surat district. Sachin is the south-most town of Surat district. The town had good location as a result of which many industries were established by GIDC. The Sachin Industrial Area is Asia's second largest Industrial Settlement in terms of area.

Transport

By road: Sachin is 9 km from Udhana
Udhana
Udhna is a Sub-City of Surat. Located primarily on Surat-Navsari Highway in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is 7 km south of the Commercial Capital of Gujarat i.e Surat. Udhna is a Major Railway Station in Western India. Udhna is one of India's largest Textile manufacturing city...

and 13 km from Surat.

By rail: Sachin is a railway station on Vadodara-Surat-Navsari-Mumbai railway line.

By air: Nearest airport is Surat which is 15 km from Sachin.

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