Sayan is a beautiful city and a municipality in Surat district of Gujarat. Sayan near Surat serves as the main industrial area in the district of Surat.
This place is located at a distance of 18 kilometers from Surat on NH 228. Sayan lies at a distance of 250 kilometers from the capital of Gujarat that is Gandhinagar and 15 kilometers from the Taluka named Olpad.
This place is very famous for the sugar factories that it possesses. Native kolis form the majority of the population based in Sayan.
Tourist Destinations Near Sayan
There
are some amazing tourist destinations that lie very close to Sayan and
tourists can always plan their trip to Sayan Surat for a wonderful
experience. The best tourist places nearby Sayan are:
Navsari
Navsari
is one city that is very dynamic and vibrant and it is located very
close to Sayan Surat. The city dwellers are mainly Parsis that
settled in the 11th century AD and it is the Parsis who named the city
Navu sari meaning ‘New Sari’.
Bharuch
Bharuch
is an old city in Gujarat and it is also a city that is located very
close to Sayan. The city possesses a history that is 2000 years old and
it is also considered as a very scared city because the Narmada River is
found in this city.
The city owes its beauty and charm to Solanki
Rajputs and it is also considered as a major sea port that served to be
very beneficial for the travelers and the traders in the 1st century AD.
Tourists can always visit this place because of the existence of the
Bhrigu Maharishi temple in Bharuch and this is the reason why Bharuch is
also called “Bhrigukachba’.
Sugar Factory at Sayan Surat
The Sugar factory at Sayan is located in the interiors of the village that falls under the Taluka named Olpad in Surat district. The main areas of operation of this factory are various villages that include the Talukas named Choryasi, Olpad, Mandavi, Kamrej and Mangrol.
Sayan possesses a very rich and fertile black cotton soil and this is the reason why cotton was a major crop Sayan but with time cotton disappeared and the sugarcane crop took its place which gave way to the establishment of the Sugar factory at Sayan.
The people of Sayan that were previously employed in several kinds of agricultural activities are now part of the factory that has also led to the growth in the living standards of the people.
Villages and Cities Near Sayan
The villages that lie very close to Sayan Surat are Madhar (3 kilometers), Velanja (3 kilometers), Siwan (2 kilometers), Paria (3 kilometers) and Godhan (3 kilometers). The Olpad taluka lies in the western side of Sayan and the Surat taluka lies in its southern side.
The Chorasi and the Palsana Talukas are the other two talukas that surround Sayan. Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Navsari and Surat are the cities that lie very close to Sayan Surat.
How to Reach Sayan
Sayan is located at a distance of 18
kilometers from Surat and there are a lot of buses and public transport
vehicles that ply from Surat to Sayan. The approximate time needed to
travel from Surat to Sayan is 31 minutes depending on traffic
conditions.
The nearest railway stations to the village are Gothangam
railway station and Sayan railway station. Surat railway station is also
an important railway station that lies very close to Sayan.
The
Bhavnagar airport is the only airport that can be used for reaching
Sayan by air since it is located at a distance of 97 kilometers from
Sayan.