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Bhandara Profile |
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BHANDARA DISTRICT PROFILE
| Geographical Area |
9,213 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
1,446 m.m. |
| Taluka |
13 |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,192 |
| Population Total |
2,108 |
| Male |
1,060 |
| Female |
1,047 |
| Density (Per Sq.Km.) |
226 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks(Husbandry) |
1,145 |
| Live Stocks(Poultry) |
678 |
| Growth Centres: |
i) Tiroda (ii) Devadi |
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INDUSTRY
| Sugar Factories |
1 |
| Spinning Mills |
NIL |
| Registered Factories |
498 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
1 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) |
1,469 * |
| Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) |
38 |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
| Railway Length |
253 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
96 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
349Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
291 |
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LARGE INDUSTRIAL AREA IN BHANDARA DISTRICT
| Name of the Area |
Area Planned (Ha) |
Total No. of Plots (Ha) |
Plots Alloted No. |
Plots Under Use No.V |
plots Under Const. No. |
Sheds Built up No. |
Sheds Alloted No. |
Bhandara
(Godegaon) |
222.63 |
40 |
26 |
10 |
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| Gondia |
139.62 |
142 |
67 |
3 |
35 |
15 |
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Industrial Opportunities
The district possesses good development potential and offers scope for expansion of the following industry group in the different areas in the district and growth-centres therein:
- Food Products;
- Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products;
- Cotton Textiles;
- Wood and Wood Products, Furniture and Fixtures;
- Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
- Chemicals and Chemical Products except Products of Petroleum and Coal;
- Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
- Basic Metals and Alloys Industries;
- Metal Products and Parts except Machinery and Transport Equipments;
- Machinery, Machine Tools and Parts except Electrical machinery;
- Other Manufacturing Industries;
- Electricity;
- Gas and Steam;
- Water Works and Supply; and
- Repair Services.
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In addition to these industry groups, specific industries having development potential are : forest products, bidi, carcas utilisation, leather goods, lemon grass oil, palmrosa oil, menthol, eucaliptus oil, oil mills, rice mills, saw mills, rice bran, cattle-feed, timber, furniture, paper, hardboard, bee- keeping, rayon grade pulp, solvent extraction, engineering and automobile ancillaries, elctrical and electronic goods and service industries.
| Prominent industries in the district:
Prominent industrial units located at:
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Bhandara (Godegaon) industrial area are: Ashok Leyland Ltd., Surendra Spring Pvt. Ltd., Shilpa Press Works, Hindustan Feredo Ltd. and Sakoli Spring Ltd.
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Gondia industrial area are: Gajanan Chemicals Industries, Shri Industries, Sona Enterprises, Reliable Furniture and Fabrictions, Mumbai Snuf Co., Santaram Rice Mill, Bharat Rice Mill, Art Plywood Industries, Kit Ply India and Raj Leather Works.
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Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93. |
No. of Areas:
| Major |
2 |
| Mini |
7 |
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Industries Set up
| No |
43 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
66.6 |
| Employment |
455 |
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Incentives
| Category of incentive |
Talukas eligible |
| Group A |
--- |
| Group B |
--- |
| Group C |
--- |
| Group D |
Talukas other than Devadi and Tiroda |
| Group D+ |
Devadi, Tiroda |
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Fisheries
| Coastline |
Kms. |
NIL |
| Production |
Tonnes |
8,720 Tonnes |
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Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
26 |
| Primary Health Centres |
64 |
| Sub Centres |
427 |
| Dispensaries |
183 |
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Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
1,8041 |
| Secondary Schools |
276 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
94 |
| Colleges |
14 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
3 |
| Engineering Colleges |
1 |
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No. of Plots:
| Developed |
197 |
| Alloted |
96 |
| Available |
101 |
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* Including Provisionally registered SSIs
Source :
i) Directorate of Economics & Statistics;
ii) Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
iii) Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities
and challenges, MEDC.
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Land Rate (in both the areas)
| Industrial |
Rs.10/- per sq. mtr. |
| Residential |
Rs.15/- per sq. mtr. |
| Commercial |
Rs.20/- per sq. mtr. |
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