Ghod Dod Road

Goddod
Neighbourhood
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Government
• Body	Surat Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	395007
Telephone code	91261-XXX-XXXX
Vehicle registration	GJ
Lok Sabha constituency	Navsari
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Majura
Civic agency	Surat Municipal Corporation
Website	gujaratindia.com

Ghod Dod Road is an area located in Surat, India. It stretches from Majura Gate to Parle Point. It has many shopping complexes and schools.it is one of the main posh roads of Surat. The road was remade in the 1980s, which turned the road into a major shopping hub of Surat. Ghod dod means horse racing in Gujarati, thus Ghod Dod Road can be translated into English as "Horse Racing Road". The name originated in the 1900s, when horse racing events took place on the road.

Many major malls, restaurants and shopping centres of Surat like Sarela Shopping Centre, Jolly Arcade, Rangila Park, Regent Mall, G3, Chocolate Mall are located on this road. The best ladies boutiques are situated here which are well known in Surat and nearby towns like RAMA'S Haute Couture, Tambour, Tamrind, Aquarians etc. are located here.

The road is most well known for its high quality lifestyle.

Surat topics

History	Portuguese Empire British East India Company Baghdadi Jewish 1994 Plague epidemic in surat Bombay Presidency Indian independence movement Mahatma Gandhi Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Dawoodi Bohra 2001 Gujarat Earthquake Battle of Surat Diamond Research and Mercantile City

Geography	River Tapti Gulf of Cambay

Civic	Surat Municipal Corporation Surat Urban Development Authority Surat Metropolitan Region Surat district Surat (Lok Sabha constituency) Navsari (Lok Sabha constituency) Surat City Police

Economy	Diamond Polishing Textiles ONGC GAIL ABG Shipyard Narmada Cement Ambuja Cement Ultratech Cement NTPC-KGPP Power Plant ESSAR Group L&T Reliance PVC Reliance Petroleum Kribhco-Feartilizer Mammoth GSPC Gujarat Gas Shell LNG Naiko Gas Rama Paper Mill IBM TCS HCL

Landmarks	Blues Adventures Chintamani Jain Temple Dutch Garden Surat Castle The Sardar Patel Museum Jawaharlal Nehru Garden The Dutch Cemetery Science Centre Kavi Narmad Central Library Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Surat Municipal Zoo

Ports & Beaches	Port of Magdalla Hazira Dumas Beach Suvali Beach Ubhrat Beach

Transport	Surat Airport Surat railway station Surat Metro Western Railways Golden Quadrilateral Udhana-Navsari Highway Gaurav Path National Highway 8 Ghod Dod Road Auto rickshaw National Highway 6 National Highway 228

Culture	Navratri Diwali Ganesh Chaturthi Uttarayan Makar Sankranti Chandi Padvo

Education	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Gujarat Technological University Sir P.T. Sarvajanik College of Science Indian Diamond Institute

Hospital	Government Medical College and New Civil Hospital Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research Wockhardt Hospitals Apple Hospital Mahavir General Hospital The Apollo Clinic Nirmal Hospital Pvt. Ltd.

Media	Gujarat Mitra Gujarat Samachar Sandesh Divya Bhaskar Rajsthan Patrika Radio Mirchi Radio City 94.3 FM Big FM Vividh Bharati

Sports	Gujarat cricket team Surat football club Lalabhai Contractor Stadium CB Patel International Cricket Stadium Surat Football Ground

Other topics	Category:Surat Cities and towns in Gujarat

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Ghod Dod Road

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