Its capital was in Sachin, the southernmost town of present-day Surat district of Gujarat State.

Fatma Begum (1892–1983), one of the early superstars of Hindi cinema and India's first female film director, was allegedly married to Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III of Sachin State.

[5] Zubeida, leading actress of India's first talkie film Alam Ara (1931), was her younger sister.

[6] Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III, Sachin State's last ruler, signed the accession to join the Indian Union on 8 March 1948.

[10] The rulers of Sachin State bore the title 'Nawab' and were granted the right of a 9 gun salute by the British authorities.