South Gujarat

South Gujarat covers the southern plains of Gujarat in western India, bordering the Western Ghats to the east.

• 20.7573.6833331 Ahwa —
• 21.772.9666672 Bharuch (Broach) —
• 20.53833373.1747223 Dharampur —
• 21.87506173.6907394 Kevadia (Ekta Nagar) — Best known for the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world.
• 20.57972273.7466675 Saputara — the only hill station of Gujarat. It is in the Western Ghats, about 150 km from Surat.
• 21.20572.846 Surat — Diamond City, famous for mouth watering Surati food.
• 20.63333372.9333337 Valsad (Bulsar) — a town with such tourist attractions such as Tithal Beach and several grand temples.
• 20.36666772.98 Vapi — a large city located on the banks of the Daman Ganga River. Large industrial area and ranked as highly polluted.

South Gujarat is one of the wettest regions of India. Its geography varies widely from the coastal plains in the west to the Western Ghats in the east.

Surat Airport (STV ^IATA) is a domestic airport in Surat. Air India has daily flights to and from Delhi. SpiceJet operates daily from Surat to Mumbai (Bombay) and Delhi.

Most of the highways that connect Gujarat with the rest of India goes through this region.

• From Delhi, Agra and other places in the Plains: Take the National Highway 48 (NH 48).
• From Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodhpur and other places in Western India: Take the National Highway 48 (NH 48).
• From Nagpur and other places in Vidarbha: Take the National Highway 53 (NH 53).

There are trains from and to Mumbai (500 km) and New Delhi (1000 km) and other big cities of India several times a day going to Surat.

As in the rest of Gujarat, most people in this region travel by private buses or by taxi.

As in the rest of Gujarat, alcohol is forbidden in most of South Gujarat, except in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman.