Sachin Village

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sachin Village

Chief place of the State of the same name in the Surat Agency, Bombay, situated in 21 4' N. and 72 59' E., 9 miles south of Surat city. Population (1901), 997. Good roads connect it with Surat, with Lachpur on the Mindhola, the former residence of the Nawabs, and with Sachin station on the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway The village contains the palace of the Nawab, a small fort, a courthouse, a jail, a dispensary, &c.