GADCHIROLI DISTRICT PROFILE
| Geographical Area |
15,433 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
1,398 m.m. * |
| Taluka |
8 |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,129 |
| Population Total |
787 |
| Male |
398 |
| Female |
389 |
| Density (Per Sq.Km.) |
55 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks(Husbandry) |
1,491 |
| Live Stocks(Poultry) |
790 |
| Growth Centres: |
(i) Gadchiroli (ii) Desaiganj |
| Literacy |
42.89% |
| Commercial Banks |
43 |
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 INDUSTRY
| Sugar Factories |
NIL |
| Spinning Mills |
NIL |
| Registered Factories |
73 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
NIL |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) |
333 ** |
| Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) |
1 |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
| Railway Length |
18 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
Nil Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
494 Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
162 |
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LARGE INDUSTRIAL AREA IN GADCHIROLI 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. |
| Gadchiroli |
85.81 |
27 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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Mini Industrial Areas Proposed by MIDC:
- Kukheda
- Dhauora.
- Yetapalli
- Sironch.
Large Industrial Areas Proposed by MIDC:
Industrial Opportunities
Industry groups having scope for further expansion in the district are as follows:
- Food Products;
- Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products;
- Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
- Rubber, Plastic, Petroleum and Coal Products;
- Chemical and Chemical Products except Products of Petroleum and Coal;
- Repair Services.
- 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;
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Specific industries having development potential are as follows: dairy, poultry, forest products, food and fruits processing, bidi, saw mills, rice mills, flue cured tobacco, menthol, matches,furniture, plastics, paper boards, leather goods, mosaic tiles, solvent extraction, gum, electrical goods and service industries. |
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93. |
No. of Areas:
| Major |
0 |
| Mini |
5 |
| Growth Centre |
1 |
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Industries Set up
| No |
3 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
58 |
| Employment |
10 |
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Incentives
All the taluks of the district are covered under group D+ incentive under 1993 scheme. |
Fisheries
| Coastline |
Kms. |
NIL |
| Production |
Tonnes |
2,710 Tonnes |
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Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
9 |
| Primary Health Centres |
42 |
| Sub Centres |
349 |
| Dispensaries |
35 |
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Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
1,018 |
| Secondary Schools |
81 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
20 |
| Colleges |
10 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
3 |
| Engineering Colleges |
Nil |
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No. of Plots:
| Developed |
32 |
| Alloted |
19 |
| Available |
13 |
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* Combined figure of Gadchiroli & Chandrapur.
** Includes 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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