Pillar: Connectivity
85.6% of Surat's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 10.3 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, close to the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.9% and women's freedom of movement at 64.7%.
What the Public Transport Node is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Public Transport Node reference. For Surat specifically, see the Surat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Surat youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.