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Kolhapur Profile |
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KOLHAPUR DISTRICT PROFILE
| Geographical Area |
7,620 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
1,932 m.m. |
| Taluka |
12 |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,938 |
| Population Total |
2,989 |
| Male |
1,525 |
| Female |
920 |
| Density (Per Sq.Km.) |
195 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks(Husbandry) |
1,104 |
| Live Stocks(Poultry) |
253 |
| Growth Centres: |
Gadhinglaj, Hatakangle, Kagal |
| Literacy |
66.94% |
| Commercial Banks |
205 |
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| INDUSTRY
| Sugar Factories |
11 |
| Spinning Mills |
4 |
| Registered Factories |
1,246 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
9 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) |
8,541 * |
| Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) |
497 |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
| Railway Length |
38 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
45 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
769Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
594 |
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Large & Mini Industrial Area in Kolhapur District as on 30-06-1993
| Name of the Area |
Area Planned Hac. |
Total Plots No. |
Plots Alotted No. |
Plots In Prdn.No |
Plots Under Const. No. |
Sheds Built Up No |
Sheds Alloted No. |
| Shiroli- Kolhapur(Major Industrial Areas) |
269.0 |
557 |
538 |
450 |
45 |
91 |
91 |
| Gokul-Shirgaon (Major Industrial Areas) |
223.93 |
609 |
586 |
230 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
| Ajra(Mini Industrial Areas) |
6.01 |
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Industrial Opportunities
Industries having scope for expansion or setting up of new units are:
- Cotton Textiles;
- Woolen Textiles;
- Rubber, Plastics, Petroleum & Coal Products;
- Chemical & Chemical Products;
- Basic Metals & Alloys;
- Metal Products
- Non-electrical Machinery;
- Electrical Machinery;
- Transport Equipment; and
- Electricity
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Besides, the specific industries which have good development potential in the district are: dairies, poultry, food, fruits and vegetables processing, cold storage, cattle-breeding, goat and sheep rearing, sericulture, horticulture, piggery, bee- keeping, canning, tanning, dyes, paper and pulp, rayon, rice bran, essential oils, rope making, sags, chilli powder, tobacco and tobacco waste products, sugar and its by-products, alcohol, solvent extraction, leather goods, oil mills, fertilizers, musical instruments, agricultural equipments, tourism, industrial machinery, drugs, electrical goods, electronic items, engineering and automobile units and its ancillaries. |
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93. |
No. of Areas:
| Major |
3 |
| Mini |
6 |
| Growth Centre |
2 |
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Industries Set up
| No |
400 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
428.0 |
| Employment |
6880 |
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Incentives
| Category of Incentive |
Talukas eligible |
| Group C |
Karveer, Shirol |
| Group D |
Bhavada, Chandvad, Hatkanagale, Kagal,Panhala, Radhanagari, Shahuwadi. |
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Fisheries
| Coastline |
Kms. |
NIL |
| Production |
Tonnes |
890 Tonnes |
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Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
102 |
| Primary Health Centres |
67 |
| Sub Centres |
371 |
| Dispensaries |
443 |
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Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
2,100 |
| Secondary Schools |
366 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
42 |
| Colleges |
35 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
7 |
| Engineering Colleges |
5 |
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No. of Plots:
| Developed |
1333 |
| Alloted |
1291 |
| Available |
42 |
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* 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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