Sami is a town in Sami Taluka of Patan district of

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, India.

History

According to the tradition Sami takes its name from its founder, an ascetic of Atit or Sami order. It came under the power of the Nawab of

Radhanpur Radhanpur is a town and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Origin of name According to the tradition, the city is named after Radhan Khan, a descendant of Fateh Khan Baloch. Fateh Khan Baloch received a freedom fro ...

around 1753; and at the beginning of the nineteenth century was his capital and headquarters. The great plague of 1816 carried off about one-half of its population. Sami was under Radhanpur state. Radhanpur was under

Palanpur Agency Palanpur Agency, also spelled Pahlunpore Agency, was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the native states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, we ...

of Bombay Presidency, which in 1925 became the

Banas Kantha Agency Palanpur Agency, also spelled Pahlunpore Agency, was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the native states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, we ...

. After

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in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under

Mehsana district Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of ove ...

of Gujarat and subsequently became part of Patan district.

Places of interest

There is a temple of "Shree

Kshetrapal Dada Kshetrapal Dada is worshiped by many sub-castes (Nukh) of the Dasnaam Goswami Samaj & Lohana community as a Kuladevata. A famous temple of Kshetrapal Dada is located at Lakhiyarvira Kutch & Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible ...

", deity (Kul Devta) of

Lohana Lohana, also referred to as Loharana, Thakkar and Lohrana, are an Indian trading or mercantile ''jāti''. Lohanas claim to be descendants of the Lava, son of Rama, and to descend from the Raghuvanshi dynasty.Lachaier, Pierre. "Cérémonies D'hom ...

community. Sami was surrounded by a brick wall about one and a half miles in circumference, twenty-four feet high and twelve wide, now partly in ruins. To the east is a strong stone and brick court, and on the west a building of Nuransha Pir with a lake called the Pir Talav. Besides these, there is a mosque and the tombs of some of the Nawabs' families.

Transportation

Road

Auto rickshaws are used to move within the town & nearby villages. Sami is about 145 km from

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

, connected to GJ SH 18 & GJ SH 55. Sami is well connected by

GSRTC Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated GSRTC, is a Government State Transport Undertaking of Gujarat for passengers facilitating with road public transport in moffusil / city services. GSRTC operates within the state of Gujarat, I ...

as-well-as private luxury buses connecting major cities, towns & villages in

, there is a

bus stand in the town as well.

Rail

The nearest railway stations are

Viramgam railway station Viramgam Junction railway station is located in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state of India. It serves Viramgam town. Its code is VG. It comes under division of Western Railway Zone. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt here. Histor ...

Mahesana railway station Mahesana Junction railway station (also spelt Mehsana unofficially) is located in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves the city of Mehsana. History Rajputana State Railway extended the metre-gauge Delhi–Ajmer line to Ahme ...

, these connect to all major cities and towns in

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Air

The nearest airports are

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. The airport is located in Hansol, north of Ahmedabad. It is named after Sardar Vallabh ...

Mehsana Airport Mehsana Airport is a civil aviation training base in Mehsana, Gujarat, India. It is used for non-scheduled operations. An abandoned airfield was developed by the Government of Gujarat and a private company, ''Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics ...

Banking

Sami is currently served by Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank & State Bank of India.

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has set up an ATM.

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