Pandesara

Pandesara
Suburb
Pandesara Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 21.06°N 72.88°E / 21.06; 72.88
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Talukas	Surat city
Government
• Body	Surat Municipal Corporation (UZ)
Area
• Total	14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	212,000
• Density	15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	394221
Telephone code	0261
Vehicle registration	GJ-5
Civic agency	Surat Municipal Corporation (UZ)

Pandesara is an industrial area in the city of Surat, India. It is about 10 km from Surat central Railway Station and 5 km from Udhana. It hosts more than 230 industries and is home to 150,000 residents.

Once, Pandesara was a small village in Surat district, but owing to the establishment of industries it became a large commercial hub. It comes under Surat Municipal Corporation. Pandesara was the only area of Surat which was not affected by the floods of 2006 owing to its elevation, the highest in Surat. Pandesara adjoins City Light, Althan, Sachin and Udhana.