Understanding the city

SURAT
World’s Fastest Growing City

SONALI HARLALKA , PUT22469

 What is supporting
the economic
Growth?.
Surat is mainly known for its textiles and diamond
processing industries. Hazira and Magdalla Ports in
the district provide logistic support to industrial
operations in the state.

What are the factors that leads to such

GROWTH?

GDP growth

Huge Export

SEZ
 The city registered an
Growth Rate. annualised GDP growth rate of
11.5% over the seven fiscal
Reason of high economic growth in Surat: years between 2001 and 2008.
(suratmunicipal.gov.in)

• Increase in GDP = An increase in Demand & Supply According to research institute Oxford
Economics, all the top 10 fastest-
How ?
growing cities by GDP between 2019
1. DEMAND : Greater Export of products. & 2035 will be in India : with Surat’s
2. SUPPLY : GDP of 126 billion dollar by 2035.

• Increased capital : • Increase in working population: • Increased labor productivity :

According to CMIE 2002, the through immigration, • for eg: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Surat City region has a proposed higher birth rate. (PMKVY) is the main scheme of the Ministry
investment of about Rs. 11,817 of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Crores. (MSDE).
 Total export of gems and Jewellery

Growth Rate.
from Surat Hira Bourse for the
financial year 2019-20 was Rs 1,400
crore.
Reason of high economic growth in Surat: Source : (https://pib.gov.in)

Textile sector exports increase by 41%

• Huge Export = greater Production from manufacturing in April- December 2021 as compared
to last year.
Industries involved : Source : (https://pib.gov.in)

1. TEXTILE :. 2. DAIMOND :.
Surat accounts for 40% of the nation’s total man
Jewellery manufacturing are based in Surat city of Gujarat:
made fabric production.

consists employs contributes employs organized

24,000 310443 450 jewelry

small and medium
7% 50 lakh workers
of India’s total GDP skilled & semi-skilled manufacturers,
scale industries. daily average workers
workforce importers & exporters
Growth Rate. There are over 41,300 medium
and small industries are being
Reason of high economic growth in Surat: operated in Surat. Nearly 24,000
small and medium scale industries are
• Special Economic Zone = SuRSEZ is a multi product SEZ. related to textile industry in Surat.
(census 2011)
Location:

SuRSEZ enjoys excellent location- a vital input for industrial

activity.
It is located just 14 Kms from the heart of Surat city.
Sachin

Revenue: Hazira

Surat
Projected turnover of the Zone for financial year 2006-07 is
Rs.4000 crores.
Illustrative location of SEZ
 Decadal population of SMC.
8000000

Growth Rate.
7000000

6000000

5000000
Causes : 4000000
• For population : Birth Rate + Migration 3000000 Surat
Muni.
14.67% 55.8% 2000000 Corp.
1000000

Projected population for 2021 of SMC ? 0

1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
2021
Source :
Census 2011
69,25,085 through incremnetal increase method. 93.0
• Therefore, projected growth rate is 35.5%. 73.3 74.0
63.8

64.7 62.4 55.0

After the city extensions in 2020 ?
35.5
2.2 30.2 29.1
• By adding new 128 villages, having population of about
-3.7
2.88 lakhs as per 2011 census.

• The projected population for 2021 shall be 73 lakhs. -15.8

Decadal Growth rate

 • Total households: 9,75,797 Total no. of Migrants : 16,19,967

Population. • Avg HH size : 4.6 Outside of Gujarat : 7,51,969

• Sex Ratio : 756/100 Purpose of migration :
8%
Work/employment
Business
Indicators Persons Males Females Male % Female %
24% 40% Education

Population 44,67,797 25,43,623 19,24,174 57% 43% Marriage

Moved after birth
Child Population 5,49,882 3,04,154 2,45,728 55% 45% 13% Moved with household
7%
Others
8%
Literate 34,43,411 20,42,901 14,00,510 59% 41%

Illiterate 10,24,386 5,00,722 5,23,664 49% 51%

Workers 17,94,592 16,01,764 1,92,828 89% 11%

Non Workers 26,73,205 9,41,859 17,31,346 35% 65%

Source : Primary Census Abstract, 2011

 Spatial Growth & DENSITY (1991-2021)
Illustrative spatial
Surat is 2nd in terms of population density in growth of built density
Zonal density of Surat
Gujarat.
18000

Population density in ppl/sqkm

60000

Population density in ppl/sqkm

16000 50000
14000
40000
12000
30000
10000
20000
8000
10000
6000
0
4000

Central
South East
East

West
North

South West
south
2000
0

100
DENSITY - 10052 Persons/Sq.Km.
80

Decadal growth rate

as per Census -2011
(After Extension of City Limit in 2020) 60
40
FOR 2021 20 1991
Total Area Of SMC : 474 Km 0
Total Area Of SUDA : 1351 Km -20
approx 2001 2011 2021
Details Of City Limit Extension
Growth Rate over last decade of SMC boundary is 68 %.

DP 2004 DP 2035 SMC 2021

SUDA – 187 KM SMC – 112 KM SUDA SMC EXTENDED SUDA – 1350 KM SMC – 426 KM
715 KM 326 KM 635 KM

Growth trend for population density is towards the South- Growth trend for built density is towards the Southern
East zone of Surat with maximum decadal growth in that zone. zone of Surat as city limits its boundary on the western due to INA.
Vehicular Growth Rate.
Causes :
• City Extension + Population + Economic Growth
68% 35% 11%

Goods Vehicles has seen a higher growth rate.

3360 goods vehicle have registered as of 2022 with

annual growth rate of 0.2 %. Source : Parivahan YEAR (2014-2022)

29528 4-wheelers have registered as of 2022 with Total Vehicle Registration in SURAT - GJ5, Gujarat
Year Count Growth
annual growth rate of 0.15 %.
Till Today 2506342
2023 5,990
4768 2- wheelers have registered as of 2022 with 2022 178320 36.29%
annual growth rate of -0.2 %. 2021 130843 32.32%
2020 98884 -43.01%
 Conclusion.
Surat is the world’s fastest growing city.
Growth in economic sector is leading to the
growth of other sectors.

Effect on growth rate can be seen as :

Economic > Population > Spatial > Vehicular