Surat, an emerging city in the state of Gujarat, is known as the
textile city of Gujarat. And, the epithet is perfectly suited
to the city. The textile
industry is one of the oldest and the most widespread industries in Surat. A major part of the city’s population is associated with the textile industry.
Overview of the Surat textile industryThe textile industry in Surat is mainly engaged in the activities of yarn production, weaving, processing as well as embroidery.
Surat is well known for its synthetic
products market. It is mainly engaged in the production and trading of synthetic textile products.
Nearly 30 million metres of raw fabric and 25 million metres of processed fabric are produced in Surat daily. The city has several textile markets that exist since times immemorial. Zampa Bazaar, Bombay Market, JJ Textile Market and Jash Market are among them. Katat Gam, Magdalla and Udhana are the areas of Surat where manufacturing is mainly concentrated. In the course of time, people from various other places like Rajasthan and Kolkata settled in Surat in order to carry out their textile business.