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NASHIK DISTRICT  PROFILE 

Geographical Area 15,530   Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 1,022   m.m.
Taluka 13
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.    2,712
Population  Total 3,851
Male 1,985
Female 1,866
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 247 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks(Husbandry) 1,871
Live Stocks(Poultry) 1,382
Growth Centres: (i) Malgaon, (ii) Simnar, (iii) Satna.
Literacy 62.33%
Commercial Banks 132

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories 7
Spinning Mills 2
Registered Factories 1,183
Number of Industrial Estates Established 13
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 9,367 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 614

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 287 Kms.
National Highway Length 235   Kms.
State Highway Length 809Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  765

                Major Industrial Areas in Nashik 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.
Satpur(Nashik)(Major Industrial Areas) 636.98 776 767 667 62 96 96
Add l. Nashik (Major Industrial Area) 520.55 1103 1052 582 157 219 219
Penth (Mini Industrial Area) 5.46 43 43 2 11 - -

Industrial Opportunities

Nashik district offers scope for further expansion of following industry groups
  • Food Products;
  • Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products;
  • Engineering and Electronic Industries;
  • Cotton Textiles;
  • Wool, Silk and Synthetic Fibre Textiles;
  • Wood and Wood Products, Furniture and Fixtures;
  • Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
  • Chemical and Chemical Products;
  • Rubber, Plastic, Petroleum and Coal Products;
  • Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
  • Basic Metals and Allied Industries;
  • Metal Products and Parts except Machinery and Transport Equipments;
  • Machinery, Machine Tools and Parts except Electrical Machinery;
  • Electrical Machinery, Apparatus, Appliances, Supplies and Parts;
  • Electricity;
  • Other Manufacturing Industries;
  • Water Works and supply;
  • Sanitary Services; and
  • Repair Services.

Besides these, specific industries which can be set up in the district are: food processing, fruit and vegetable processing, dairies, poultry, bakeries, cattle feed, cotton ginning and spinning, powerlooms, oil mills, cold storage, packaging, rope manufacturing, sugar, confectionery, alcohol, wax saw mills, ragi malt, chilli powder, mix fertilizer, tartaric acid, agricultural equipments, forged hand tools, small tolls, automobile products, engineering ancillaries, electrical goods and electronic items

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

No. of Areas:
Major 2
Mini 4
Growth Centre 3

Industries Set up
No 999
Investment (Rs. mln) 2661.3
Employment 10595

Incentives
Category of Incentive Talukas eligible
Group B Malegaon, Nashik
Group C Baglan, Niphad, Sinnar, Yeola
Group D Nandgaon, Igatpuri.
Group D+ Chinchwad, Dandori, Kalwan, Peth, Surgana

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL
Production Tonnes 4,594 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 123
Primary Health Centres 91
Sub Centres 517
Dispensaries 578

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 2,957
Secondary Schools 351
Higher Secondary Schools 66
Colleges 25
Industrial Technical Instt. 9
Engineering Colleges 3
No. of Plots:
Developed 2374
Alloted 2227
Available 147

* 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