Sayan is a city

City

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 and a Municipality

Municipality

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 in the Surat district

Surat district

Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada , Navsari and Dang districts. To the west is the Gulf of Cambay. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat...

 in the India

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n state

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 of Gujarat. It is one of the primary industrial area of Surat Metropolitan Region

Surat Metropolitan Region

The Surat Metropolitan Area/Surat Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan area consisting of the Indian metropolis of Surat and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 18 years, it consists of one municipal corporation, 7 municipalities and 6 Counter Magnets...

. Sayan is located on NH 228 only 18 km from Surat. It is famous for its Sugar Factories. The majority of the population residing in Sayan are the native Kolis.

Demographics

As of 2001 estimate, Sayan had a population of 22,000. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sayan has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 87%. In Sayan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.