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Surat district, Gujarat

Surat is one of the 34 districts of Gujarat. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 60.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Gujarat
Headquarters
Surat
Name in Hindi
सूरत जिला
Population (2011 census)
60,81,322
Rank in Gujarat by population
2nd of 33
Area
4,418 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
1,376
Official website
surat.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q1797317

Population in context

With 60,81,322 people in 2011, Surat ranks 2nd among the 33 districts of Gujarat for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Ahmedabad (72,14,225) and the least populous is Dangs (2,28,291).

District boundaries change. If Surat has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Surat to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 34 districts of Gujarat

Questions people ask

Which state is Surat district in?

Surat district is in Gujarat, India.

What is the headquarters of Surat district?

The headquarters of Surat district is Surat, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Surat district?

Surat district had a population of 60,81,322 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.