Kohinoor Textile Market

Kohinoor Textile Market: Kakadia Group's 2,500-Shop Wholesale Hub for Sarees, Grey Fabric and Dress Materials at Kamela Darwaja

Kohinoor Textile Market is one of the large wholesale markets on Surat's Ring Road textile belt, on Kamela Road in Purshotam Nagar, Salabatpura, close to Kamela Darwaja. It was developed by the Kakadia Group, the developer behind Raghukul Textile Market, and opened around 1999–2000 with about 2,500 shops. That makes it one of the bigger single markets in the Salabatpura cluster.

The market stands in a tight group of buildings. Kohinoor House (Kohinoor Textile Houses) is directly beside it, and Regent Textile Market is immediately next door. Buyers usually treat the three as one stop and walk between them.

Location and Access

The market is on Kamela Road off Ring Road, near Kamela Darwaja, in pin code 395002. Surat Railway Station is about 2.3 km away, which is 10–15 minutes by auto-rickshaw along Ring Road. Courier offices and banks operate around the building, which helps buyers who dispatch goods the same day.

Layout and Footprint

Kohinoor is a multi-storey building with shops arranged in lettered wings (A, B, C and so on), each with its own numbered shops. Shop addresses read like "Wing B, 2255, 2nd floor" or "A-1030/31". Note the wing and floor of any seller before you visit, because the wings are large and easy to confuse.

What the Market Sells

Kohinoor is known as a sourcing point for both finished goods and raw fabric:

• Sarees: Banarasi-style silk, printed daily-wear, georgette, chiffon, cotton and party-wear sarees.
• Raw and processed fabric: plain and grey (greige) fabric and dyed cloth, bought by garment manufacturers and printing units.
• Dress materials: unstitched suits and garment fabrics.
• Finished garments: kurtis, lehengas and stitched blouses in some shops.

The mix of grey fabric and finished sarees reflects Surat's trade. Grey cloth from the weaving clusters is dyed and printed in the city's processing units, then comes back to the markets as finished sarees and dress materials.

The Wholesale Framework: MOQs, Pricing and Payments

Kohinoor is primarily a B2B market with very little retail. Expect to buy sarees and dress materials by the catalogue set and fabric by the roll or than. Sellers usually invoice with GST and accept bank transfer. Larger buyers place mill orders for fabric in specific qualities and colours. If you need single pieces, the nearby retail markets are a better fit.

Buyer Amenities and Practical Notes

• On-site parking for cars and two-wheelers.
• Passenger and goods lifts, wide corridors and loading zones.
• Security on site, and courier services and banks nearby.
• Open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Closed on Sunday. 11 AM to 7 PM is the most productive window.

Grey Fabric and Surat's Processing Chain

To buy well at Kohinoor, it helps to understand where its fabric comes from. Much of Surat's cloth starts as grey (greige) fabric: unbleached, undyed cloth straight off the loom. Weaving units in and around the city produce it. Grey fabric then goes to dyeing and printing mills, where it is bleached, dyed, printed and finished. The finished cloth comes back to the markets, either as fabric by the metre or turned into sarees and dress materials.

Kohinoor's sellers trade at several points in this chain. Some sell grey fabric to printing units and garment makers who want to control the colour and print themselves. Others sell dyed fabric ready for cutting, and others sell the finished sarees and suits. Know which stage you are buying at, because price, minimum quantity and lead time all depend on it.

How to Specify Fabric Orders

When buying grey or dyed fabric by the roll, agree on the specification in writing before you pay:

• Quality name and construction: the seller's quality name, plus yarn and weave details where possible.
• Width: the usable width in inches, which affects how many garments you can cut.
• Weight (GSM): heavier and lighter versions of the same quality sell at different prices.
• Shade and lot: for dyed fabric, ask for the lot number. Colour can vary slightly between dye lots, so take one lot for each garment style.
• Shrinkage and finish: ask how the fabric behaves after washing, especially for garment use.

For a new supplier, buy a sample length first and test it for colour, shrinkage and feel before placing a bulk order.

Buying Sarees by the Catalogue Set

Saree wholesalers here, as elsewhere in Surat, usually sell by the catalogue set: one design in a fixed number of colours, sold together. Ask how many pieces are in a set, whether you can mix colours across sets, and whether repeat orders of a single colour are possible. Taking full sets usually gets the best per-piece price.

Dispatching Goods from Kamela Darwaja

Transport and parcel agents work throughout the Ring Road belt, and most sellers can book dispatch for you. Get a GST invoice for each purchase, and check that an e-way bill is raised where the rules require one for goods moving between states. Keep the lorry receipt or courier receipt until the goods arrive and have been checked.

How It Compares with Nearby Markets

Kohinoor Textile Market and Kohinoor House work as one cluster. The market is larger and broader, while Kohinoor House is known for fabrics and garment fabrics. Regent Textile Market next door adds more saree wholesalers, and Raghukul and Millennium are a short ride along Ring Road. Buyers sourcing both fabric and finished sarees can cover a lot in one visit to Kamela Darwaja.