Surat Metropolitan Region

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Surat metropolitan area
State Gujarat
Districts Surat
Navsari
Dang
Tapi
Area 4,255 km²
Population (2010) 6512000
Density (2008) 4,065/km²
Codes
  • Postal
  • Telephone
  • Vehicle		  
394 0xx to 395 0XX
+0261, 026XX,
GJ-5(Surat), GJ-28(Surat-West), GJ-19(Bardoli), GJ-21(Navsari), GJ-15(Valsad)
Time zone IST (UTC +5:30)
Greater Surat Map

The Surat Metropolitan Area/Surat Metropolitan Region (SMR)[1] is a metropolitan area consisting of the Indian metropolis of Surat and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 18 years, it consists of one municipal corporation, 7 municipalities and 6 Counter Magnets. The entire area is overseen by the Surat Urban Development Authority(SUDA), a Gujarat state government organisation in charge of town planning, development, transport and housing. The Surat Urban Development Authority has faced difficulties in developing proper integrated planning of the region as result of which a new urban development body (Surat Metropolitan Region Development Authority) was planned in 2008 for the entire Surat Metropolitan Region. Although it is under SUDA authorities the area outside of Surat Municipal Corporation lacks organised development. The region is also famous for haphazard and illegal development as a result of rapid urbanisation. The examples of haphazard development are Chalthan and Kim on NH 8 and Hazira, Kadodara on NH 6. Many fear it is on the verge of becoming a Mega-slum. Surat Metropolitan Region is India's sixth largest metropolitan region in terms of area. The metropolitan limits of the Surat Metropolitan Area were extended in 2008 by the State's Urban Development Ministry. The limits were extended from 800 km2 to 4255 km2 including Navsari and Dang districts.

Greater Surat Industries Map

The region has an area of 4,255 km² and a population estimated in 2010 as 6,512,000. .

Municipal Corporation Population (2010 ) Area (km²) Density (per km²)
Municipal Corporation of Surat 4,767,789 326.515 15,238
Municipalities
  1. Navsari
  2. Kanakpur-Kansad
  3. Vijalpor
  4. Bardoli
  5. Tarasadi
  6. Gandevi
  7. Billimora
Counter Magnets
  1. Bharuch
  2. Ankleshwar
  3. Vyara
  4. Songadh
  5. Valsad
  6. Vapi

The Metropolitan region has 6 Counter Magnets in 3 directions. Bharuch and Ankleshwar in North, Vyara and Songadh in East and Valsad and Vapi in South. All these Counter Magnets range between 70 to 130 km range from Surat. All these Six Counter Magnets are in the consideration of State Government's ambitious Twin City project. Ankleshwar and Vapi are considered as one of the largest industrial cities of Asia.

Satellite Towns
  1. Kadodara
  2. Kamrej
  3. Palsana
  4. Sayan, Gothangam
  5. Udhana
  6. Bamroli
  7. Amroli
  8. Kim
  9. Sachin, Gujarat

The area takes up three districts of Gujarat state.

  1. Surat {part)
  2. Navsari (part)
  3. Dang {Part}
  4. Tapi district Template:Part

References

  1. ↑ http://workshopsabarmati.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/prof-utpal-sharma-3.ppt.

External links

Coordinates: 21°10′N 72°50′E / 21.17°N 72.83°E / 21.17; 72.83

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