Surat Municipal Corporation is the local civic body responsible for the development of Surat

Surat

Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

, Gujarat. The Surat Municipal Corporation was established on 2nd October 1966.Statistics for Surat Municipal Corporation
Statistics for Surat Municipal Corporation
Surat City
SURAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
OLDEST MUNICIPALITY 1852
AD. AREA 326.515 sq.km
NO. OF COUNCILLORS 114 (75M, 39F)
POPULATION 1634605 (1991) 2876374 (2001)
DENSITY 8812 Persons/Sq.Km
NO. OF SLUM POCKETS 312 (Old City Limit)
ZONES 7 WARD OFFICES 72
NO. OF ELECTION WARDS 38

NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15,906
SEX RATIO 764/1000 Male
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 18.25
CRUDE DEATH RATE 4.37
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 16.08
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE 0.41
LITERACY RATE 82.91% MALE 88.12% FEMALE 76.00%
DECADAL GROWTH RATE 76.02%
It is among the top most fastest growing cities in the world.
DECADAL GROWTH RATE-76.02