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For its eponymous headquarters, see <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1043192559">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement{width:23em;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement td,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-label,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-below{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-label{border:0;padding:0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><p><b>Surat</b> is a district in the state of <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by <a href="/wiki/Bharuch" title="Bharuch">Bharuch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Narmada_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Narmada District">Narmada</a> (North), <a href="/wiki/Navsari" title="Navsari">Navsari</a> (South) districts and east <a href="/wiki/Tapi_district" title="Tapi district">Tapi district</a> To the west is the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Cambay" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Cambay">Gulf of Cambay</a>. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat. It had a population of 6,081,322 of which 79.68% were urban as of 2011. On 2 October 2007 Surat district was split into two by the creation of a new Tapi district, under the Surat District Re-organisation Act 2007. </p><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Surat district</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Gujarat" title="List of districts of Gujarat">District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid black;width:250px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:1px 0 0 1px"><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:University_Road.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/University_Road.jpg/124px-University_Road.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/University_Road.jpg/186px-University_Road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/University_Road.jpg/248px-University_Road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456"></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg/124px-Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg/186px-Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg/248px-Dutch_And_Armenian_Cemetery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000"></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vesu_area_Surat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Vesu_area_Surat.jpg/124px-Vesu_area_Surat.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Vesu_area_Surat.jpg/186px-Vesu_area_Surat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Vesu_area_Surat.jpg/248px-Vesu_area_Surat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3296"></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BKedar_Guj11.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BKedar_Guj11.JPG/124px-BKedar_Guj11.JPG" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BKedar_Guj11.JPG/186px-BKedar_Guj11.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BKedar_Guj11.JPG/248px-BKedar_Guj11.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768"></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dumas_Beach.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dumas_Beach.JPG/250px-Dumas_Beach.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dumas_Beach.JPG/375px-Dumas_Beach.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dumas_Beach.JPG/500px-Dumas_Beach.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5135" data-file-height="3213"></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Clockwise from top-left: University Road, Dutch and Armenian Cemetery, Kedareshwar Temple, <a href="/wiki/Bardoli" title="Bardoli">Bardoli</a>, Dumas Beach and <a href="/wiki/Hazira_Port" title="Hazira Port">Hazira Port</a>, Apartments in <a href="/wiki/Vesu" title="Vesu">Vesu</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="mw-kartographer-container thumb tnone center"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 300px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme" style="width: 300px; height: 300px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-overlays='["_235595a1586b53af3fed4a97f5140662c97ddefd"]'><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,300x300.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Surat_district&revid=1240361154&groups=_235595a1586b53af3fed4a97f5140662c97ddefd" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,300x300@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Surat_district&revid=1240361154&groups=_235595a1586b53af3fed4a97f5140662c97ddefd 2x" alt="Map"></a><div class="thumbcaption">Interactive Map Outlining Surat District</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Surat_in_Gujarat_(India).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of district in Gujarat"><img alt="Location of district in Gujarat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Surat_in_Gujarat_%28India%29.svg/250px-Surat_in_Gujarat_%28India%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Surat_in_Gujarat_%28India%29.svg/375px-Surat_in_Gujarat_%28India%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Surat_in_Gujarat_%28India%29.svg/500px-Surat_in_Gujarat_%28India%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="873"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of district in Gujarat</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surat_district&params=20_55_N_73_3_E_region:IN-GJ_type:city(9758263)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">20°55′N</span> <span class="longitude">73°3′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">20.917°N 73.050°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">20.917; 73.050</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,418 km<sup>2</sup> (1,706 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2023)<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gujd_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gujd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">9,758,263</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">10 of 640 in India<br>2 of 33 in Gujarat</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,200/km<sup>2</sup> (5,700/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">GJ 05, GJ 19 & GJ 28</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://surat.gujarat.gov.in">surat<wbr></wbr>.gujarat<wbr></wbr>.gov<wbr></wbr>.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Quit_India_Movement" title="Quit India Movement">Quit India Movement</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Mahatma Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a> in 1942, A large number of 3,000 <a href="/wiki/Koli_people" title="Koli people">Koli</a> <a href="/wiki/Cultivator" title="Cultivator">cultivators</a> from Matwad, Karadi, Machhad and Kothmadi in <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Gujarat" title="List of districts of Gujarat">District</a> fought against British soldiers at Matwad with lathis and dharias on 21 August 1942. In this fight, four persons including one policeman died. The kolis also snatched away four police muskets and two bayonets. Kolis smashed up the <a href="/wiki/Jalalpore" title="Jalalpore">Jalalpore</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_stations_in_India" title="List of railway stations in India">Railway Station</a>, removed the Rails and burnt down the post office. After this, situation in the neighbouring villages of <a href="/wiki/Borsad" title="Borsad">Borsad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anand,_Gujarat" title="Anand, Gujarat">Anand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thasra" class="mw-redirect" title="Thasra">Thasra</a> <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">taluqas</a> became so aggravated that British troops was marched through the villages between 22 and 24 August 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Gujarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Gujarat">33</a>) after <a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad_district" title="Ahmedabad district">Ahmadabad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gujd_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gujd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Climate"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Climate</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Religion"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Religion</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Language"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Language</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Politics"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Politics</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Culture"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Culture</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Industry_at_a_Glance"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Industry at a Glance</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Notable_personalities"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Notable personalities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Surat_district_1877_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Surat_district_1877_map.jpg/220px-Surat_district_1877_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="319" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="565" data-file-height="820"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 319px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Surat_district_1877_map.jpg/220px-Surat_district_1877_map.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="319" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Surat_district_1877_map.jpg/330px-Surat_district_1877_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Surat_district_1877_map.jpg/440px-Surat_district_1877_map.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Map of Surat district, Bombay Presidency, British India 1877</figcaption></figure><p>Surat District's total area is 4,418 km <sup>2</sup>, and the density of Surat District was 1,376 per km <sup>2</sup> 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. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Climate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Surat has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">tropical savanna climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen-Geiger_climate_classification_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen-Geiger climate classification system">Köppen</a>: Aw), moderated strongly by the Sea to the Gulf of Cambay. The summer begins in early March and lasts until June. April and May are the hottest months, the average maximum temperature being 37 °C (99 °F). <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">Monsoon</a> begins in late June, and the city receives about 1,200 millimetres (47 in) of rain by the end of September, with the average maximum being 32 °C (90 °F) during those months. October and November see the retreat of the monsoon and a return of high temperatures until late November. Winter starts in December and ends in late February, with average mean temperatures of around 23 °C (73 °F), and negligible rain. </p><p>Since the 20th century, Surat has experienced 14 floods.<sup id="cite_ref-citiscope.org_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citiscope.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Tapti_River" title="Tapti River">Tapti river</a> following release of water from <a href="/wiki/Ukai_Dam" title="Ukai Dam">Ukai dam</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-citiscope.org_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citiscope.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Surat, Gujarat (1932–1980) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: World Climate Guide (sunshine only)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1901</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">462,643</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">— </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">494,771</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.67%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">496,671</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.04%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1931</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">546,018</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.95%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1941</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">658,719</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.89%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">781,625</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.73%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">984,689</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.34%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,329,422</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.05%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,965,240</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.99%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,770,921</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+3.50%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,275,540</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.43%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2023</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,758,263</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.82%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2011_census_of_India" title="2011 census of India">2011 census</a> Surat district has a <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_India" title="Demographics of India">population</a> of 6,081,322,<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> roughly equal to the nation of <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a><sup id="cite_ref-cia_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cia-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or the US state of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gives it a ranking of 12th in India (out of a total of <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of India">640</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The district has a population density of 1,376 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,560/sq mi) .<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/Family_planning_in_India" title="Family planning in India">population growth rate</a> was 42.24% over the decade 2001–2011 and 54.30% over the decade 1991–2001.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Surat has a <a href="/wiki/Sex_ratio" title="Sex ratio">sex ratio</a> of 788 <a href="/wiki/Women_in_India" title="Women in India">females</a> for every 1000 males,<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Literacy_in_India" title="Literacy in India">literacy rate</a> of 86.5%. 79.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.60% and 14.09% of the population respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Religion" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religions in Surat district (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-Religion_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Religion-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkorange; width:86.50%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">86.50%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:10.87%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">10.87%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Jainism_in_Gujarat" title="Jainism in Gujarat">Jainism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:brown; width:1.86%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.86%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other or not stated</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:black; width:0.77%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.77%</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="padding:5px; text-align:left;">Distribution of religions</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>Hinduism is the main religion. Islam and Jainism are also present.<sup id="cite_ref-Religion_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Religion-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language">Language</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Language" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:grey; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 451.36909144869px; border-left-color:lightseagreen"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:lightseagreen"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:lightseagreen"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 345.82373893682px; border-left-color:goldenrod"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:goldenrod"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:goldenrod"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 263.14117283602px; border-left-color:maroon"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:maroon"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:maroon"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 205.10306296335px; border-left-color:green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:green"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 143.43197931595px; border-left-color:gold"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:gold"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:gold"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 102.67438065528px; border-left-color:Red"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Red"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Red"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 30.283215519108px; border-left-color:orange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:orange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:orange"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:59.083099041875px 80.679535246604px 0 0; border-top-color:skyblue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:skyblue"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Languages of Surat district (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-language_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-language-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:skyblue; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a> (60.06%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> (19.62%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Red; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> (8.03%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:gold; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Odia_language" title="Odia language">Odia</a> (2.60%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> (2.47%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:maroon; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Marwari_language" title="Marwari language">Marwari</a> (1.44%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:goldenrod; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_language" title="Bhojpuri language">Bhojpuri</a> (1.30%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightseagreen; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Chodri_language" title="Chodri language">Chodri</a> (1.01%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:grey; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Others (3.47%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>At the time of the 2011 census, 60.06% of the population spoke <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>, 19.62% <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, 8.03% <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>, 2.60% <a href="/wiki/Odia_language" title="Odia language">Odia</a>, 2.47% <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>, 1.44% <a href="/wiki/Marwari_language" title="Marwari language">Marwari</a>, 1.30% <a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_language" title="Bhojpuri language">Bhojpuri</a> and 1.01% <a href="/wiki/Chodri_language" title="Chodri language">Chodri</a> as their first language.<sup id="cite_ref-language_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-language-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Politics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This section is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/15th_Gujarat_Assembly" title="15th Gujarat Assembly">15th Gujarat Assembly</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; font-size:85%;">(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=15th_Gujarat_Assembly&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=15th_Gujarat_Assembly&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>District </th> <th>No. </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Remarks </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="16"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Surat</a> </td> <td>155</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olpad_Assembly_constituency" title="Olpad Assembly constituency">Olpad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mukeshbhai_Patel" title="Mukeshbhai Patel">Mukesh Patel</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>MoS </td></tr> <tr> <td>156</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangrol,_Surat_Assembly_constituency" title="Mangrol, Surat Assembly constituency">Mangrol (Surat)</a> (ST) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ganpatsinh_Vestabhai_Vasava" title="Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava">Ganpat Vasava</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>157</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandvi,_Surat_Assembly_constituency" title="Mandvi, Surat Assembly constituency">Mandvi (Surat)</a> (ST) </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kunvarjibhai_Halpati&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kunvarjibhai Halpati (page does not exist)">Kunvarjibhai Halpati</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>MoS </td></tr> <tr> <td>158</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamrej_Assembly_constituency" title="Kamrej Assembly constituency">Kamrej</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Praful_Pansheriya" title="Praful Pansheriya">Prafulbhai Pansheriya</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>MoS </td></tr> <tr> <td>159</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surat_East_Assembly_constituency" title="Surat East Assembly constituency">Surat East</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arvind_Rana" title="Arvind Rana">Arvind Rana</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>160</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surat_North_Assembly_constituency" title="Surat North Assembly constituency">Surat North</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kantibhai_Balar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kantibhai Balar (page does not exist)">Kantibhai Balar</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>161</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Varachha_Road_Assembly_constituency" title="Varachha Road Assembly constituency">Varachha Road</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kishore_Kanani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kishore Kanani (page does not exist)">Kishore Kanani</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>162</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karanj_Assembly_constituency" title="Karanj Assembly constituency">Karanj</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pravinbhai_Ghoghari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pravinbhai Ghoghari (page does not exist)">Pravinbhai Ghoghari</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>163</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Limbayat_Assembly_constituency" title="Limbayat Assembly constituency">Limbayat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sangita_Patil" title="Sangita Patil">Sangita Patil</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>164</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Udhana_Assembly_constituency" title="Udhana Assembly constituency">Udhana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manubhai_Patel" title="Manubhai Patel">Manubhai Patel</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>165</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Majura_Assembly_constituency" title="Majura Assembly constituency">Majura</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harsh_Sanghavi" title="Harsh Sanghavi">Harsh Sanghavi</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>MoS(I/C) </td></tr> <tr> <td>166</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katargam_Assembly_constituency" title="Katargam Assembly constituency">Katargam</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinodbhai_Moradiya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vinodbhai Moradiya (page does not exist)">Vinodbhai Moradiya</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>167</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surat_West_Assembly_constituency" title="Surat West Assembly constituency">Surat West</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Purnesh_Modi" title="Purnesh Modi">Purnesh Modi</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>168</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Choryasi_Assembly_constituency" title="Choryasi Assembly constituency">Choryasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandip_Desai" title="Sandip Desai">Sandip Desai</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>169</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bardoli_Assembly_constituency" title="Bardoli Assembly constituency">Bardoli</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ishwarbhai_Parmar" title="Ishwarbhai Parmar">Ishwarbhai Parmar</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>170</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahuva,_Surat_Assembly_constituency" title="Mahuva, Surat Assembly constituency">Mahuva (Surat)</a> (ST) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohanbhai_Dhodia" title="Mohanbhai Dhodia">Mohanbhai Dhodia</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Culture" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>Places of tourist interest in <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a> are the old fort build by Muhammad bin Tughluq, the beautiful beaches of <a href="/wiki/Ubhrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Ubhrat">Ubhrat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dumas_Beach" title="Dumas Beach">Dumas</a>, the villages of Bardoli. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Industry_at_a_Glance">Industry at a Glance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Industry at a Glance" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> Industry and data </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No </th> <th>Head </th> <th>Unit </th> <th>Particulars </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT </td> <td>Number </td> <td>52,252 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT </td> <td>Number </td> <td>52,252 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE UNIT </td> <td>Number </td> <td>805 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>ESTIMATED AVERAGE NO. OF DAILY & WORKER EMPLOYED IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES </td> <td>Number </td> <td>1,45,527 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE & MEDIUM INDUSTRIES </td> <td>Number </td> <td>1,68,987 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA </td> <td>Number </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES </td> <td>Rs. (in Lacs) </td> <td>6,180 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES </td> <td>Rs. (in Lacs) </td> <td>34,862 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The above details has been taken from <i>Brief Industrial Profile of Surat District</i><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Notable_personalities">Notable personalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notable personalities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Narmadashankar_Dave" class="mw-redirect" title="Narmadashankar Dave">Narmadashankar Dave</a> (1833–1886) Author, poet, scholar and public speaker. Born in <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuruddin_ar-Raniri" title="Nuruddin ar-Raniri">Shaikh Randeri</a> (a.k.a. Shaikh Raneri) was famous for spreading the Islamic faith to <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navalram" class="mw-redirect" title="Navalram">Navalram</a> (1836–1888) Author and literary critic. Born in <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjitram_Mehta" title="Ranjitram Mehta">Ranjitram Mehta</a> (1881–1917) Author. Born in <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Hormusji_Tata" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Hormusji Tata">Naval Hormusji Tata</a> (1904–1989) Industrialist, Tata Family. Born in <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunvant_Shah" title="Gunvant Shah">Gunvant Shah</a> (1937– ) Author. Born in Rander, Surat.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardik_Pandya" title="Hardik Pandya">Hardik Pandya</a> (1993–) Cricketer. Born in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Choryasi,_Surat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Choryasi, Surat (page does not exist)">Choryasi, Surat</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadia_family" title="Wadia family">Wadia family</a> Industrialists. From <a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a>.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Surat_district&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Surat" title="List of tourist attractions in Surat">List of tourist attractions in Surat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbodhan" title="Barbodhan">Barbodhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raniamba" title="Raniamba">Raniamba</a></li> <li><a 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data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="सूरत जिला – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="सूरत जिला" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3)" title="Сурат (окръг) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Сурат (окръг)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districte_de_Surat" title="Districte de Surat – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Districte de Surat" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%ABrat_(distrito)" title="Sūrat (distrito) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Sūrat (distrito)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_(Distrikt)" title="Surat (Distrikt) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Surat (Distrikt)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_de_Surat" title="Distrito de Surat – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Distrito de Surat" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_barrutia" title="Surat barrutia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Surat barrutia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA" title="بخش سورت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بخش سورت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_de_Surat" title="District de Surat – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="District de Surat" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A4_%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B2%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B2%E0%AB%8B" title="સુરત જિલ્લો – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="સુરત જિલ્લો" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="सूरत जिला – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सूरत जिला" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distretto_di_Surat" title="Distretto di Surat – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Distretto di Surat" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE" title="सुरत जिल्हा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="सुरत जिल्हा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98" title="სურატიშ ოლქი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="სურატიშ ოლქი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA" title="سورات – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سورات" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_(district)" title="Surat (district) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Surat (district)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="सुरत जिल्ला – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="सुरत जिल्ला" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="सुरत जिल्ला – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="सुरत जिल्ला" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_(distrikt)" title="Surat (distrikt) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Surat (distrikt)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districte_de_Surat" title="Districte de Surat – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Districte de Surat" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B6%D9%84%D8%B9_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA" title="ضلع سورت – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ضلع سورت" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3)" title="Сурат (округ) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сурат (округ)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D" title="सुरतमण्डलम् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="सुरतमण्डलम्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9B_%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9B" title="ᱥᱩᱨᱚᱛ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱥᱩᱨᱚᱛ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suratin_piirikunta" title="Suratin piirikunta – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Suratin piirikunta" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_(distrikt)" title="Surat (distrikt) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Surat (distrikt)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="சூரத் மாவட்டம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சூரத் மாவட்டம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BE" title="సూరత్ జిల్లా – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="సూరత్ జిల్లా" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B6%D9%84%D8%B9" title="سورت ضلع – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="سورت ضلع" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a 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