# Surat District, Gujarat – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Gujarat 

# Surat district

Surat is a district of Gujarat, 2nd of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **6,081,322 people** in 10 sub-districts, 22 towns and 713 villages; 80% lived in towns. The largest town is [Surat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/surat/) (4,501,610).

- 6,081,322people (2011)
- 10sub-districts
- 22towns
- 85.5%literacy

## Who lives in Surat?

Surat had **6,081,322 people** at the 2011 Census — 10.1% of Gujarat's population and 2nd of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 787 women for every 1,000 men (below the Gujarat figure of 919; the lowest of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 835 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat.

## How literate is Surat?

85.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Gujarat's 78.0%), the highest of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 89.6% and women at 80.4% — a gap of 9.2 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Surat City](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/) (87.9%) and lowest in [Umarpada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/umarpada/) (67.6%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Surat do for a living?

42.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 15.3%). Of all workers, 4% farmed their own land, 11% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 78% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 6% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 15% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/) (69% of workers in farming) and the least is [Surat City](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/) (1% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (78%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Surat

79.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above Gujarat's 42.6%), 2nd of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 22 towns: 8 statutory towns with a municipality and 14 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Surat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/surat/). The largest is [Surat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/surat/) with 4,501,610 people, home to 93% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Surat

Surat had 713 census villages, 690 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,786 people; 37 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hajira](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/chorasi/hajira/) (16,724), [Kamrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/kamrej/) (16,078), [Olpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/olpad/) (15,898), [Kholvad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/kholvad/) (15,535) and [Laskana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/laskana/) (15,318).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Surat district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Surat district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District of Surat has an area of 1653 sq. m., and the population in 1901 was 637,017, showing a decrease of 2% in the decade. The district has a coast-line of 80 m., consisting of a barren stretch of sand drift and salt marsh; behind this is a rich, highly-cultivated plain, nearly 60 m. in breadth, at the mouth of the Tapti, but narrowing to only 15 m. in the southern part, and on the north-east are the wild hills and jungle of the Dangs. The principal crops are millets, rice, pulses, cotton and a little wheat. After Surat city the chief centre of trade is Bulsar. The district is traversed by the main line of the Bombay & Baroda railway, with a branch along the Tapti valley to join the Great Indian Peninsula railway in Khandesh. Near the coast, under the influence of the sea breeze, an equable temperature prevails, but 8 to 11 m. inland the breeze ceases to blow. The coast also possesses a much lighter rainfall than the interior, the annual average ranging from 30 in. in Olpad to 72 in Chikhli, while at Surat city the average is 39 in. The Surat Agency consists of three native states: Dharampur (q.v.), Bansda (q.v.) and Sachin, together with the tract known as the Dangs. Total area, 1960 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 179,975.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)637,017
- Population in 2011 (Census)6,081,322
- Change9.5× (+855%)

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Surat compared with Gujarat

■ Surat · ■ Gujarat

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****787**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**890

Working population ****42.0%**

**41.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Surat

Of every 100 households in Surat in 2011, 96 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Surat · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

Toilet within the home ****85%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

Tap water ****81%**

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

Use banking services ****53%**

Television ****61%**

Mobile phone ****74%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****41%**

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

None of these assets ****13%**

Own their home ****61%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Surat

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Olpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/) 196,846 103 2 

[Mangrol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mangrol/) 209,054 90 2 

[Umarpada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/umarpada/) 83,723 63 0 

[Mandvi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mandvi/) 195,949 150 1 

[Kamrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/) 184,554 68 1 

[Surat City](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/) 4,467,797 0 1 

[Chorasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/chorasi/) 229,277 40 10 

[Palsana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/palsana/) 145,052 46 3 

[Bardoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/bardoli/) 224,164 84 2 

[Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/) 144,906 69 0 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Surat

- Surat · 4,501,610
- Bardoli · 60,821
- Tarsadi · 29,305
- Kansad · 28,327
- Sachin · 28,102
- Kadodara · 27,336
- Chalthan · 21,795
- Kim · 18,638
- Mandvi · 18,214
- Kosamba · 16,151
- Baben · 15,610
- Sayan · 15,324
- Mora · 13,924
- Ichchhapor · 12,097
- Pardi Kanade · 9,167
- Vareli · 9,033
- Amboli · 6,137
- Bharthana Kosad · 5,679
- Hajira · 5,562
- Limla · 3,683
- Sachin · 2,680
- Magdalla · 18

## Largest villages in Surat

- Hajira · 16,724
- Kamrej · 16,078
- Olpad · 15,898
- Kholvad · 15,535
- Laskana · 15,318
- Kathor · 13,783
- Kadod · 11,401
- Navagam · 10,945
- Palsana · 10,945
- Tadkeshvar · 9,786
- Kudsad · 9,407
- Surali · 9,286
- Lajpor · 7,920
- Pipodara · 7,765
- Palod · 7,698
- Madhi · 7,650
- Vankaner · 7,472
- Nani Naroli · 7,463
- Mota · 7,203
- Vav · 7,053

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Surat?10: Olpad, Mangrol, Umarpada, Mandvi, Kamrej, Surat City, Chorasi, Palsana, Bardoli, Mahuva
- What is the population of Surat district?6,081,322 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Surat?Surat