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DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI PROFILE 

Geographical Area 603   Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 1,805   m.m.
Taluka 3
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.  6,218
Population  Total 9,926 
Male 5,460
Female 4,566
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 16,432 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks(Husbandry) 163
Live Stocks(Poultry) 20
Growth Centres: NIL
Literacy 82.50%
Commercial Banks 1,150

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories NIL
Spinning Mills NIL
Registered Factories 9,093
Number of Industrial Estates Established 12
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 15,630 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 45,980

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 99 Kms.
National Highway Length 44  Kms.
State Highway Length 4 Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  271

Industrial Opportunities

This district has all the industries functioning within it. Some of the prominent industries functioning in the district are:
  • Chemicals and chemical Products;
  • Rubber, Plastics, petroleum and local products, 930 Cotton textiles;
  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, supplies and parts;
  • Transport equipment and parts;
  • Basic Metals & Alloys;
  • Wool, Skill and Synthetic Fibre Textile;
  • Metal products and parts except machinery and transports equipment;
  • Food products; and
  • Machinery, Machine Tools and parts except electrical machinery.

In addition to these industries, industrial units which involve high technology, 100 per cent export-oriented industries, industrial units which involve high technology, 100 per cent export-oriented industries, electronics (non-polluting) industries and service industries have good scope in the district in conformity with the policy of the Government of Maharashtra. As per the modified Industrial Location Policy for BMR, non- polluting, high-tech or high value added industries like electronics, white goods, gems and jewellery, paper products, printing and publishing (excluding manufacture of paper), are permitted in zone I

Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93.

No. of Areas:
Major 1
Mini 0
Growth Centre 0

Industries Set up
No 268
Investment (Rs. mln) 1104.6
Employment 18195

Incentives
Category of Incentive Talukas eligible
Group A Greater Mumbai

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL
Production Tonnes 127,281 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 243
Primary Health Centres NIL
Sub Centres NIL
Dispensaries 1,568

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 2,179
Secondary Schools 885
Higher Secondary Schools 141
Colleges 80
Industrial Technical Instt. 20
Engineering Colleges 13
No. of Plots:
Developed 276
Alloted 276
Available 0

* Combined figure of Latur & Usmanabad
** 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