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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sachin
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Suburb
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.08|N|72.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Surat Urban Development Authority|Surat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = Choryasi
| government_type =
| governing_body = Surat Municipal Corporation
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 15.12
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 13
| population_total = 32852
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 16000
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 394230
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0261
| registration_plate = GJ-5
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 664/1000 males [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Surat Municipal Corporation
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
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}}

'''Sachin''' is area and Surat Municipal corporation in the [[Surat Metropolitan Region]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]]. The town has a large industrial area managed by [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] (GIDC), [[SurSEZ]] (Surat Special Economic Zone), Diamond SEZ and many other private SEZs, In Land Container Depot (ICD) Sachin are located in Sachin.

The town is located 9 km from Surat by railway and 13 km from Surat by road and in south of [[Udhana]] on Surat-Navsari-Mumbai State Highway which is known as Surat-Navsari Twin City Road. Sachin is also a railway junction on Delhi-Mumbai railway line. Sachin is on junction of NH-6, NH-228, NH-8 and other major State Highways. Sachin is in important area on Surat-Navsari Industrial Area, [[Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor]] and [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India]].

Sachin is under the Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA). Some area are under governing body Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), some is in Sachin INA Development Authority and some is in Kanakpur-Kansad Municipality. In 2015, Sachin was upgraded to a municipality status to provide better amenities to residents of the town.

Sachin is the southernmost 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.

== Geography ==
The city is located at {{coord|21.08|N|72.88|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 22 metres (66 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2008}} estimate Sachin had a population of 75000 Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. 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==
{{main|Sachin State}}
[[Sachin State]] was a princely state in India during the [[British Raj]]. The African origin [[Siddi|Sidi]] rulers held the title of [[Nawab]], and were Sunni [[Muslim Sufis]]. They were granted the right of a 9 [[gun salute]] by the British authorities.
Nawab Sidi ABDULKARIM YAKUT KHAN I founded Sachin State in 1791 and was made the Nawab of Sachin by the then ruler of Delhi. After Indian independence in 1947, Sachin State was merged with Surat district.

Nawab Sidi Mohomad Reza Khan is the present (10th) Nawab of Sachin since 2006.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/How-Sidis-came-to-rule-Sachin/articleshow/47921737.cms</ref>

== Transport ==
Sachin is 9 km by road from [[Udhana]] and 13 km from Surat. It has a railway station on Vadodara-Surat-Navsari-Mumbai railway line. The nearest airport is Surat which is 15 km from Sachin.

== Road ==
Sachin is located on junction of [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH6]] (Surat-Kolkata), [[NH8]] (Mumbai-Delhi), [[NH228]] (Sabarmati-Dandi Heritage Highway) and many State Highways. Sachin is well connected on Surat-Navsari Twin City Road, Sachin-Magdalla Road (Sachin to Surat Airport Road), Sachin-Palsana Road (connecting to NH-8).

== Railway ==
Sachin has a railway station under HQ Western Railway Mumbai Division and it is on Mumbai-Surat-Ahmedabad-Delhi main Line. Sachin is also in Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India.

==References==
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== See also ==
*[[List of tourist attractions in Surat]]

{{Surat district}}

[[Category:Suburban area of Surat]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Surat district]]

Sachin, Gujarat - Revision history

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