Sanand

Sanand is a city and a municipality in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is best known as the automobile hub of Gujarat.HistorySanand was a small princely state ruled by Waghela clan. Maharaj Jaywant Singh Waghela of Sanand was a music connoisseur. In 1946, He had invited Pandit Jasraj, who was still very young and his family to Sanand.Now, Sanand is a satellite town of Ahmedabad city.GeographySanand is located at. It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Sanand had a population of 41,530. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sanand has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Sanand, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.EconomySanand is part of the dedicated Viramgam Special Investment Region of Gujarat.Located near the city of Ahmedabad, Sanand is about 70 kilometres (40 miles) from a recently rebuilt international airport. Sanand is linked to Ahmedabad and Kutch by state highway 17. The state highway 17 joins India's National Highway 8, part of the recently completed 4-lane Golden Quadrilateral highway linking Sanand to many of the major industrial, economic and cultural regions of India. Sanand is connected by a modern highway to Mundra Port, a fully operational and one of the fastest growing, recently expanded sea ports in southeast Asia. Sanand is about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from Mundra port. Sanand is also close to the proposed Dholera port and international airport.