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Urban agglomeration · final Census 2011

Surat population.
Census 2011 urban profile.

A source-defined population profile for market researchers, data enthusiasts and visitors seeking context.

Final Census 2011 count45.91 lakh45,91,246 people · urban agglomerationOriginal Census A-04(I) table ↗
This boundary matters. Surat UA groups the municipal corporation with outgrowths including Kavas, Bhatpor and Bhatha, as well as Sachin census town and other constituent units. A source labelled Surat municipal corporation describes only one part of this aggregate.

The original urban-unit count by sex

Census 2011 unitPeopleMalesFemales
Surat U.A. · Urban agglomeration45,91,24626,19,37319,71,873

Official A-04(I) table · Census 2011 A-04(I), sheet 'CLASS I', source rank 9; main-unit heading row 2958; 2011 row 2969, G2969 (Persons), J2969 (Males), K2969 (Females).. Published source sex classifications are retained.

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Surat (M Corp.) has a separate Primary Census Abstract profile, including households, children, literacy, social categories and worker details. Its count is 4,501,610 people in 2011. Use its source-defined boundary; it is not a replacement for the urban unit displayed above.

PCA town code 802629 · Town including outgrowths. Original PCA source.

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The population in context

The official Class I urban table records 45,91,246 people for Surat U.A. in 2011. It ranks 9 among the main urban agglomeration and standalone-city totals in that table. We keep the main total and do not add its constituent places again.

The source classifies this unit as urban agglomeration. The figure belongs to the 2011 boundary and reference year. It should not be relabelled as Surat’s population today.

Source rank09
Geographic unitUrban agglomeration
State / UT connection todayGujarat
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