Local businesses in Surat
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hospitals: 352
- SIDS Hospital & Research Centre; New Civil Hospital; Adventist Wockhardt Heart Hospital; Arpan Public Charitable Trust; Atmadeep Eye Hospital; Aum Orthopaedic and Maternity Hospital; Chinmaya Hospital; Krupa Orthopaedic Hospital; Shivjoti Multispeciality Hopsital; Shree Sai Ashish Hospital
- Clinics: 79
- Akshar Homeo Clinic; Allure Laser Centre; Ami Sagar Polyclinic; Arogyam Clinic; Astha Clinic & Skin Care; Baby Beats Heart Centre; Baidynath Clinic; Bapa Sitaram Clinic, Skin and Hair Care; Bhimani Clinic; Brahmani Clinic & Child Care
- Pharmacies: 3
- DISHA CHEMIST
- Dental clinics: 15
- Adarsh Dental Care & Implant Centre; Bapuji Dental Hospital; Bhikadiya Dental Clinic; Dental Planet Dental Clinic; Dr. Bagadiya's Dental Clinic; Dr. Mavani's Dental Clinic & Implant Centre; Jaymangal Dental Clinic; Kartik Dental Clinic; Lakshya Dental Care; Perfect Smile Dental Care
- Medical supply and optical shops: 1
- Aura Care
Surat facts
- Population, 2011 Census
- 44,67,797
- Area
- about 327 sq km, about 13 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 395003 (Surat RS), 395002 (Surat Textile Market)
- Places nearby
- Saraswati Mandir (writer's house museum, historic site, 2 km), Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium (Indoor stadium, 5 km), Cable Bridge (Surat (bridge, 5 km), CB Patel International Cricket Stadium (cricket stadium, 8 km)
- Culture and food
- Surat is known for its food and street food, with a Gujarati saying that you should eat in Surat. Local dishes include locho, ghari, undhiyu, ponk, dhokla and khaman.
- History
- By tradition Surat was built around 1500 by a wealthy Hindu merchant called Gopi, who named it Suraj, the city of the sun.
- Geography
- Surat is a port city on the Tapi river; the nearest port is now in the Magdalla and Hazira area.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.