Katargam Explained

Katargam
Other Name:North Zone
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:21.2283°N 72.8289°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Surat
Governing Body:Surat Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:37
Elevation M:12
Population Total:765000
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0261
Registration Plate:GJ5
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Surat
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:89%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Surat Municipal Corporation

Katargam is a suburb in Surat city and host of the world famous Surat diamond industry. Today Katargam is one of the best developed areas in Surat city and also boasts of diamond industries. It is home to the upper middle class of the city's residents. The area is also known as dense Concrete Jungle. It was a Nagar Panchayat in 1970s but was later amalgamated in Surat Municipal Corporation. Due to the development of Diamond Industries in the town it spurred growth in population and its population is around 0.7 million as of 2008 estimates. The majority of the population is from Saurastra also known as Katiyawad. The town has grown in size in the year 2006 with an amalgamation of municipalities of Amroli, Chapprabhatta, Kosad. It has a very famous riverside view called Cause Way which is developed on the bank of river Tapi. Surat city has been developed mainly due to River Tapi.

About in 1730 first Baghdadi Jew Joseph Semah arrived from Baghdad to Surat and set up the Surat Synagogue here (It was a big Port of British India. Now part of Gujarat state and commercial capital of Gujarat in western part of India). They established Synagogue and Cemetery in Katargam area of the city. Still there is a graveyard in the city but in very bad condition

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