Surat, India Population 2024

Surat's 2024 population is now estimated at 8,330,530In 1950, the population of Surat was 233,565Surat has grown by 265,580 in the last year, which represents a 3.29% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Surat, which typically includes Surat's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Surat is a city that is located in India. More specifically, it is located in the Gujarat state. This city is one of the fastest growing in the world and is the eighth largest city in the country. According to census data, the population of Surat is 4,467,797.

City Size and Population Density

The city covers a surface area of approximately 326 square kilometers (126 square miles). The population density in Surat comes to about 14,000 people living per square kilometer (35,000 residents per square mile).

Surat Demographics

The majority of people in Surat associate themselves with Hinduism, with 87% of the total population claiming to follow this religion. Minor religions including Islam, Jainism and Christianity.

The official language of the city is Gujarat. However, multiple other languages are spoken throughout Surat, including Hindi, Sindhi, Marathi, Tamil and Odia.

The literacy rate of Surat is higher than the national average at 89%. Male literacy has been recorded at 93%, while it is 84% for females. There are more men than women in the city. There is also a high rate of young people, with 13% of the total population being under the age of 6.

Surat History

Surat’s original name was Surajpur. The city’s history includes the ravaging that occurred by the Portugese Empire during the 1500s. More importantly, though, was the city’s role as one of the most important seaports in India and the world.

It was during the 1500s that the city was also renamed Surat. Growth for the city continued as it maintained its role as an important seaport. In the 1600s, the establishment of an Indian trading factory also contributed to continued growth.

Throughout the years, Surat has been a standout in many industries, including the production of textiles. It is known as the Silk City of India for its production of silk and other textiles. Diamond polishing is also a very important industry which began in the early 1900s. Today, these industries still remain very important, as well as newer industries including information technology.

Surat Population Growth

Surat has seen significant growth since the 1800s. A population of 107,100 was recorded in 1871 and continued to climb through the 1920s. However, between 1921 and 1931, the population declined by over 15%. However, the 1940s saw a period of significant growth, with the population climbing to over 170,000 people. Continued growth has been observed each decade since, surpassing the 1.5 million milestone in 1991. At the time of the next census, the population was almost 3 million. Today, the population has jumped to over 4.5 million.

Surat has earned a reputation as one of the best cities in India, including being named the 3rd cleanest city in India. It was chosen as the first smart IT city and has also recently received the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Grant. It will be developed as a smart city under the country’s Smart Cities Mission. Because of its history of population growth and the plans to become smarter and more modern, it’s expected that the city will hit its next major population milestone in the near future.

Country
India
Growth Rate
3.29%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203510,813,400
203410,590,700
203310,369,100
203210,148,600
20319,929,580
20309,711,370
20299,493,170
20289,273,480
20279,050,240
20268,820,660
20258,581,730
20248,330,530
20238,064,950
20227,784,280
20217,489,740
20207,184,590
20196,873,760
20186,563,580
20176,251,420
20165,954,100
20155,670,920
20145,401,210
20135,144,330
20124,899,670
20114,666,640
20104,444,690
20094,233,300
20084,032,240
20073,840,200
20063,657,560
20053,483,610
20043,318,150
20033,160,130
20023,009,830
20012,866,680
20002,706,240
19992,542,890
19982,389,600
19972,245,550
19962,110,360
19951,982,980
19941,863,440
19931,751,110
19921,645,690
19911,546,350
19901,466,190
19891,396,440
19881,330,090
19871,266,730
19861,206,470
19851,149,070
19841,094,480
19831,042,340
1982992,754
1981945,526
1980891,499
1979836,125
1978784,260
1977735,612
1976690,043
1975647,182
1974607,037
1973569,382
1972534,110
1971500,935
1970477,117
1969456,749
1968437,277
1967418,585
1966400,716
1965383,610
1964367,256
1963351,558
1962336,550
1961322,183
1960311,443
1959302,504
1958293,833
1957285,411
1956277,242
1955269,284
1954261,565
1953254,069
1952246,796
1951239,713
1950233,565

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950233,5650%0
1951239,7132.63%6,148
1952246,7962.95%7,083
1953254,0692.95%7,273
1954261,5652.95%7,496
1955269,2842.95%7,719
1956277,2422.96%7,958
1957285,4112.95%8,169
1958293,8332.95%8,422
1959302,5042.95%8,671
1960311,4432.96%8,939
1961322,1833.45%10,740
1962336,5504.46%14,367
1963351,5584.46%15,008
1964367,2564.47%15,698
1965383,6104.45%16,354
1966400,7164.46%17,106
1967418,5854.46%17,869
1968437,2774.47%18,692
1969456,7494.45%19,472
1970477,1174.46%20,368
1971500,9354.99%23,818
1972534,1106.62%33,175
1973569,3826.6%35,272
1974607,0376.61%37,655
1975647,1826.61%40,145
1976690,0436.62%42,861
1977735,6126.6%45,569
1978784,2606.61%48,648
1979836,1256.61%51,865
1980891,4996.62%55,374
1981945,5266.06%54,027
1982992,7544.99%47,228
19831,042,3404.99%49,586
19841,094,4805%52,140
19851,149,0704.99%54,590
19861,206,4705%57,400
19871,266,7304.99%60,260
19881,330,0905%63,360
19891,396,4404.99%66,350
19901,466,1904.99%69,750
19911,546,3505.47%80,160
19921,645,6906.42%99,340
19931,751,1106.41%105,420
19941,863,4406.41%112,330
19951,982,9806.42%119,540
19962,110,3606.42%127,380
19972,245,5506.41%135,190
19982,389,6006.41%144,050
19992,542,8906.41%153,290
20002,706,2406.42%163,350
20012,866,6805.93%160,440
20023,009,8304.99%143,150
20033,160,1304.99%150,300
20043,318,1505%158,020
20053,483,6104.99%165,460
20063,657,5604.99%173,950
20073,840,2004.99%182,640
20084,032,2405%192,040
20094,233,3004.99%201,060
20104,444,6904.99%211,390
20114,666,6404.99%221,950
20124,899,6704.99%233,030
20135,144,3304.99%244,660
20145,401,2104.99%256,880
20155,670,9204.99%269,710
20165,954,1004.99%283,180
20176,251,4204.99%297,320
20186,563,5804.99%312,160
20196,873,7604.73%310,180
20207,184,5904.52%310,830
20217,489,7404.25%305,150
20227,784,2803.93%294,540
20238,064,9503.61%280,670
20248,330,5303.29%265,580
20258,581,7303.02%251,200
20268,820,6602.78%238,930
20279,050,2402.6%229,580
20289,273,4802.47%223,240
20299,493,1702.37%219,690
20309,711,3702.3%218,200
20319,929,5802.25%218,210
203210,148,6002.21%219,020
203310,369,1002.17%220,500
203410,590,7002.14%221,600
203510,813,4002.1%222,700

Surat Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Delhi33,807,4002.63%
Mumbai21,673,1001.77%
Kolkata15,570,8001.55%
Bangalore14,008,3002.94%
Chennai12,053,7002.36%
Hyderabad11,068,9002.48%
Ahmedabad8,854,4402.36%
Surat8,330,5303.29%
Pune7,345,8502.5%
Jaipur4,308,5102.41%
Kozhikode4,243,9603.8%
Malappuram4,184,9204.39%
Lucknow4,038,2102.35%
Thrissur3,605,2403.53%
Kochi3,507,0502.97%
Indore3,393,3802.76%
Kanpur3,286,1401.61%
Nagpur3,106,3401.96%
Coimbatore3,083,7202.48%
Thiruvananthapuram2,984,1503.22%

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