REGIONAL CONTEXT

SURAT

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01 Location & Surrounding Areas

Mangrol Umarpada
Ahmedabad

Olpad
Mandvi
Surat
Kamrej
Surat
City
Bardoli
Surat District in Gujarat Chorasi Palsana

Bharuch Narmada
Surat District
Mahuva

Surat The District of Surat is roughly located :

Tapi Border of
Maharashtra • 260 kms south of Ahmedabad.
State • 285 kms north of Mumbai.
Navsari
Dang
The city centre is located 22 km south of the Tapti (Tapi) River.
Areas Around Surat District
Source : www.surveyofindia.gov.in, Self Generated.
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02 Demographics – Micro Level
Population Comparison with Neighboring Districts. Percentage Decadal
Bharuch
Tapi
8% Growth Rate Comparison
Bharuch Navsari
15,50,822 14%

Surat
Navsari Surat
13,30,711 Bharuch 42.19%
Surat
16%
Tapi 62%
Bharuch Navsari
Surat Tapi
60,81,322 8,07,022 13.14% 8.24%
Navsari
Tapi
Surat Bharuch Navsari Tapi
12.07%

Male Population Urban Population

25,43,623 Comparison
Rural Population Bharuch
3% 3%2%
1,69,007 The Percentage Decadal
14,90,076
43% Growth Rate of Population is
Male Female Population
57%
Growth Rate in
Navsari the Highest for Surat at 42.19%
1,60,941
2011 as compared to its neighboring
3.61% Districts.
Tapi
Female Population Urban Population 92% 79,487
19,24,174 45,91,246 Surat Bharuch Navsari Tapi
Source : District Census Handbook, Gujarat Series. (2011). Census of India.
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02 Demographics – Macro Level
Population Comparison with other District Population Percentage Decadal Growth
major Districts. Comparison Rate Comparison
Surat Surat
24%
60,81,322
34% 42.19%

Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad 72,14,225 Vadodara Ahmedabad
14.16% 22.31%
Vadodara
42% Vadodara
Surat Ahmedabad Vadodara 41,65,626
Surat
Urban Population Year on Year Urban Population
Comparison Growth Rate As per 2011
14%
Surat
44,67,797 Surat
Even though the population of 38% 3.61%
Ahmedabad Vadodara Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad is highest the Population 55,77,940 2% 2.60%
Growth Rate of Surat far Exceeds that
of Ahmedabad. 48%
Vadodara
Surat Ahmedabad Vadodara
16,70,806
Source : District Census Handbook, Gujarat Series. (2011). Census of India.
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 REGIONALPopulation
Male Female
“The decadal growth rate of population for the Particulars Density Population Population Total
district is 42.2 percent.” Rural 305 / km² 6,40,060 5,92,049 12,32,109

Causes : Urban 9,534 / km² 27,62,164 20,87,049 48,49,213

• For population : Birth Rate + Migration
Total 1,337 / km² 34,02,224 26,79,098 60,81,322

How Migration ?
42.0 percent of the total population of the district Migration In Surat (Employment)
are migrants.
600,000

Indicators : Sex ratio of 787 female to 1000 males; 500,000

Which tells that a lot of single male workers are migrating 400,000
to Surat. 300,000

200,000
• Why? 100,000

For seeking jobs in a huge number of textiles 0

(i) From rural area (ii) From urban area (iii) From rural area (iv) From urban area
Industries, diamond processing industries, chemical and within the State within the State outside the State outside the State

petrochemical industries.

Migrant laborers come from 21 states of India mainly from Odhisa and
also from 33 districts of Gujarat. Total Working Population Total Male Working Population Total Female Working Population

Source : Primary Census Abstract, 2011

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03 Connectivity
NH-48 Connecting to Udaipur,
Highway Connectivity Jaipur & New Delhi Airport Connectivity
List of the most popular
destinations from Surat, based on
Ahmedabad the number of scheduled flights :
•New Delhi (DEL)
•Goa (GOI) Surat
•Jaipur (JAI) Surat Railway
Vadodara •Bengaluru (BLR) Dumas Station
Port
•Hyderabad (HYD) Surat International
Hazira
Bharuch •Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ) 13 flights / Port
Airport
month.
Surat
NH-53 Connecting
Dhule
Bardoli to Nagpur

Daman Railway Connectivity Port Connectivity

Nashik
Mumbai
NH-48 Connecting to
Pune & Bengaluru
Source : www.aai.aero, www.indianrailways.gov.in, www.adaniports.com, www.surveyofindia.gov.in
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Major Trains: List of Vessels visiting Hazira Port:
•Surat–Bandra Terminus Intercity Superfast Express. •MV SSL KOCHI
•Surat–Mumbai Central Flying Ranee Express. •MV HYUNDAI BANGKOK
•Surat–Jamnagar Intercity Superfast Express. •MV MSC MUMBAI VIII
•Surat–Hapa Intercity Weekly Superfast Express. •MV BSG BARBADOS
•Surat–Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express. •MV HYUNDAI SINGAPORE
•Surat–Bhagalpur Tapti Ganga Superfast Express. •MV MSC MADHU B
•Surat–Muzaffarpur Express. •MV GFS GISELLE
•MV MSC MARIA ELENA
Connectivity

NH-48 NH-53
6-LANE 4-LANE

NH-64 NH-56
6-LANE 2-LANE

NH-360 NH-953
4-LANE 2-LANE
 Connectivity
Airways
Sharjah
The Surat International Airport is located in
Magdalla which is 20 Kms from Surat City.
The airport offers both domestic and
international services.
Domestic destinations include Delhi,
Hyderabad, Goa, Kishangarh, Kolkata,
Chennai, Belgavi, Bengaluru, Jaipur.

International Destinations include Sharjah.

International Cargo handling capabilities are

under development while domestic cargo
terminal is operational.
Large scale operations have yet to take
place at this airport.

Source: www.suratinternationalairport.com
 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
• DMC ( Delhi Mumbai Coridor) is a
infrastructure project initiated at
developing potential greenfield area.
• It will pass through Surat.
• This corridor passes near by from
Hajira port of Surat.
• It will create world class connectivity
between ports and other nodes.
Source – Dholera Smart city https://dholerasir.co/dmic-corridor/

• 564 km Surat – Nashik – Ahmednagar

– Solapur Economic Corridor
• It forms the northern section of the 1271
km Surat – Chennai Expressway.
• Estimated cost is 30,000 and it is
estimated to be completed by 2025
Source – National industrial corridor
https://nationalindustrialcorridor.com/category/economic-corrid
ors/

• Mumbai Ahmedabad high speed rail

corridor will have trains that will operate
at speed of upto 320 Km/Hr.
Delhi Mumbai Corridor • It will cover the distance in 1.58 hr and if
all stops taken then 2.57 hr.
Surat Chennai Corridor • It will also pass through Surat and
connect Surat.
Mumbai –Surat – Source – National Highspeed rail corporation
Ahmedabad Bullet train https://nhsrcl.in/index.php/en/project/mahsr-project-operational-
planss
INDUSTRIES AND ECONOMY

GIDC Viramgam
Adani
Sanand
Jindal Naroda
ZIPL Dholka
CCL Vatva

Suzlon
Savli
Aspech Nipiam Nandesara Ranoli

L&T Por Raman Daboli

Vagra Jagadia
Jubilant

Palej Valia
GCPT GIDC

Dahej

GHB Katargam
Ichachapore
Sachin Doswada
Pipavav Vanz Hazira
Sachin

Unai

Navsari

Valsad
SEZ Mexus Industrial Zone
GVIC v
Costal Economic Zone
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04 Finance & Economy
Bharuch District Bharuch Surat District
The District of Bharuch has 4 municipalities. The District of Narmada has 6 municipalities.
Area : 5,246 km² Area : 7,657 km²
No. of industrial units in production: 3622 No. of industrial units in production: 4412
Industries Identified are: Surat District is known for:
Surat Tapi • Diamond Polishing Industry
• Narmada River that aids agriculture
• Peanut Processing Industries • Textile
• Cotton Production
• Largest Liquid Cargo Terminal Tapi District
The District of Tapi has 2 municipalities.
Navsari District Navsari Area : 3,139 km²
No. of industrial units in production: 127
The District of Narmada has 4 municipalities. District Level Comparison The Industrial Areas in Tapi are Doswada and
Area : 2,196 km² Nizer. The activities identified are:
No. of industrial units in production: 525 Tapi • Agro Based & Mineral Based.
Navsari is an important broad gauge railway • Textile
Navsari
line between Mumbai-Ahmedabad. • Machinery & Transport Equipment
Industries in Navsari: Bharuch
• Tata Steel Pvt. Ltd The area of Navsari district is less than that
• Textile Surat
of Tapi but the number of Industrial Units
• Pharmaceuticals 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 is higher in Navsari while Surat is Highest
in both followed by Bharuch.
No. of industrial units Area

Source : Industrial Profile of Gujarat, MSME Development Institute. (2018). Government of India.
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 REGIONALEconomy
Bharuch
Ankleshwar Diamond Industry Textile Industry Chemical and
Petroleum

No. of Units 3500 25320 70

No. of Above 400000 525000 30000
Employee
OPLAD
Current Rs. 25000 Crore Rs. 128400 Crore Rs. 500 Crore
Investment
KAMREJ
Annual Rs. 200000 Crore Rs. 57000 Crore Rs. 6000 Crore
Katargam Turnover
1 Varachha Locations Varachha, Palsana, Katargam Hazira,
Mahidharpura, GIDC, Sachin, Bharuch,
Mahidharpura Kadodara
Puna Kadodara, etc Ankleshwar,
Palsana
Hazira
2 3 Palsana Products Diamond Dyeing and Pharmaceutical
Sachin GIDC Polishing and Printing, Art Silk Chemicals,
cutting Cloth Mfg. Textiles
LEGEND
SEZ ZONES
Technology in Jewelry Production of Nano
TEXTILE INDUSTRY Future Manufacturing colour cotton Technology,
Micro-reactor
DIMOND INDUSTRY

PETRO CHEMICAL
LEGEND
38% of DFC passes through Gujarat.
INDUSTRY 1 Ichchapor, Surat Influenced area of 150km radius of DFC is being developed as
ENTERPRISE DMIC – DFC 2 SURSEZ, Surat
Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
ESTABLISHMENTS ROAD DMIC corridor to upgrade them into 2/4 lane Carriage way.
DMIC – DFC ROAD
3 Surat Apparel Park

Source : District Census Handbook, Census of India 2011

 Conversion of
New act of Municipality to
The municipality Municipality came Municipal Ranked 4th in Swach
1860 2013
was established. into action. 1946 Corporation. Survekshan.

Municipality was re- 1966 Surat BRTS

1852 1901 operations started.
2017
established.