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Surat AI Report

Date: February 16, 2026

Surat city, located in Gujarat, has 9.2% of the state's population. It produces 16.7% of State's Cotton production(3.7% of India's production) and 2.2% of Gujarat's Onion production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Surat Castle and Saraswati Mandir. It houses notable places of worship Masjid-e-Moazzam are some of the religious sites. The city has an airport named Surat Airport, located 7 Km away.

Surat is the 3rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Surat District in Gujarat State. Surat District is ranked 5th in population and 262nd in area across India.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Surat is the 2nd highest ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)   . This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

The average Gujarati Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 25953. Surat is the 2nd highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate gujarati population compared to other cities.

Surat is the 3rd highest ranked in City (DHQ) Pop 2025   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this city has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)
Gujarati Script Gujarati Script
City (DHQ) Pop 2025 City (DHQ) Pop 2025

Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)
Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)
# of Uninhabited Villages # of Uninhabited Villages

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Surat is the 597th worst ranked in Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)   . This implies that financial activities in this district are less compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Surat is the 421st worst ranked in Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)   . This indicates that this district has less decentralized governance as compare to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Surat is the 413th worst ranked in # of Uninhabited Villages   . This indicates poor development in this district compared to other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Gujarati   :   2,463,376
  • 2. Hindi   :   1,188,384
  • 3. English Multilingual Population   :   839,386

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 7

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
4,501,610
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
3rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
4,418
District
Area (Rank)
:
262nd
No.of Towns  
in District
: 22
No. of Villages  
in District
: 713