Surat district
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Vehicle registration | GJ 05, GJ 19 & GJ 28 |
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Surat is a district in the state of
As of 2011 it is the 12th most populous district of India (out of 640), and the second most populous district of Gujarat (out of
Geography
Surat District's total area is 4,418 km 2, and the density of Surat District was 1,376 per km 2 at the 2011 Census. The region has the highest population density in the State, followed by Ahmedabad region. There are 10 sub-districts in Surat district. These include Surat city, Mandvi, Bardoli, Palsana, Mahuva, Kamrej, Mangrol, Choryasi, Olpad and Umarpada.
Climate
Surat has a
Since the 20th century, Surat has experienced 14 floods.[3] In 1968, most parts of the city were flooded and in 1994 a flood caused a country-wide plague outbreak, Surat being the epicenter. In 1998, 30 per cent of Surat had gone under water due to flooding in Tapti river following release of water from Ukai dam located 90 km from Surat and in Aug, 2006 more than 95 per cent of the city was under Tapti river waters, killing more than 120 people, stranding tens of thousands in their homes without food or electricity and closing businesses and schools for weeks.[4][3]
Climate data for Surat, Gujarat (1932–1980) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Source 1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: World Climate Guide (sunshine only)[6] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 462,643 | — |
1911 | 494,771 | +0.67% |
1921 | 496,671 | +0.04% |
1931 | 546,018 | +0.95% |
1941 | 658,719 | +1.89% |
1951 | 781,625 | +1.73% |
1961 | 984,689 | +2.34% |
1971 | 1,329,422 | +3.05% |
1981 | 1,965,240 | +3.99% |
1991 | 2,770,921 | +3.50% |
2001 | 4,275,540 | +4.43% |
2023 | 9,758,263 | +3.82% |
source:[7] |
According to the
Religion
Hinduism is the main religion. Islam and Jainism are also present.[11]
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 60.06% of the population spoke Gujarati, 19.62% Hindi, 8.03% Marathi, 2.60% Odia, 2.47% Urdu, 1.44% Marwari, 1.30% Bhojpuri and 1.01% Chodri as their first language.[12]
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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Surat | 155 | Olpad | Mukesh Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | MoS | |
156 | Mangrol (Surat) (ST) | Ganpat Vasava | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
157 | Mandvi (Surat) (ST) | Kunvarjibhai Halpati | Bharatiya Janata Party | MoS | ||
158 | Kamrej | Prafulbhai Pansheriya | Bharatiya Janata Party | MoS | ||
159 | Surat East | Arvind Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
160 | Surat North | Kantibhai Balar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
161 | Varachha Road | Kishore Kanani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
162 | Karanj | Pravinbhai Ghoghari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
163 | Limbayat | Sangita Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
164 | Udhana | Manubhai Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
165 | Majura | Harsh Sanghavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | MoS(I/C) | ||
166 | Katargam | Vinodbhai Moradiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
167 | Surat West | Purnesh Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
168 | Choryasi | Sandip Desai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
169 | Bardoli (SC) | Ishwarbhai Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
170 | Mahuva (Surat) (ST) | Mohanbhai Dhodia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Culture
Places of tourist interest in
Industry at a Glance
No | Head | Unit | Particulars |
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1 | REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT | Number | 52,252 |
2 | TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT | Number | 52,252 |
3 | REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE UNIT | Number | 805 |
4 | ESTIMATED AVERAGE NO. OF DAILY & WORKER EMPLOYED IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES | Number | 1,45,527 |
5 | EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE & MEDIUM INDUSTRIES | Number | 1,68,987 |
6 | NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA | Number | 10 |
7 | TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES | Rs. (in Lacs) | 6,180 |
8 | TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES | Rs. (in Lacs) | 34,862 |
The above details has been taken from Brief Industrial Profile of Surat District[13]
Notable personalities
- Narmadashankar Dave (1833–1886) Author, poet, scholar and public speaker. Born in Surat.
- Shaikh Randeri (a.k.a. Shaikh Raneri) was famous for spreading the Islamic faith to Indonesia.
- Navalram (1836–1888) Author and literary critic. Born in Surat.
- Ranjitram Mehta (1881–1917) Author. Born in Surat.
- Naval Hormusji Tata (1904–1989) Industrialist, Tata Family. Born in Surat.
- Gunvant Shah (1937– ) Author. Born in Rander, Surat.[14]
- Hardik Pandya (1993–) Cricketer. Born in Choryasi, Surat.
- Wadia family Industrialists. From Surat.
See also
- List of tourist attractions in Surat
- Barbodhan
- Raniamba
- Udhana Taluka
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Hand Book – Surat" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Districts of Gujarat".
- ^ a b "What Surat learned from a preventable flood | Citiscope". citiscope.org. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "State fails to find solution to Surat floods – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "INDIA – SURAT". Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "Surat Climate Guide". World Climate Guide. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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- ^ "Surat District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Profile of Surat District" (PDF).
- ^ Basic Information about Gunvant Shah
External links
- Official website
- Collectorate site
- Geographic data related to Surat district at OpenStreetMap