Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
40.9% of women in Surat own land in their name, better than the typical district. 46% own a house in their name, close to the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
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 households in the poorest wealth group at 6.2%. On women with a bank account at 73.6%, it sits close to the national mark.