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Ratnagiri Profile |
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RATNAGIRI DISTRICT PROFILE
| Geographical Area |
8,249 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
3,306* m.m. |
| Taluka |
9 |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,312 |
| Population Total |
1,544 |
| Male |
700 |
| Female |
844 |
| Density (Per Sq.Km.) |
186 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks(Husbandry) |
710 |
| Live Stocks(Poultry) |
1,087 |
| Growth Centres: |
Khed, Rajapur |
| Literacy |
62.70% |
| Commercial Banks |
124 |
| Industrial Estates |
Ratnagiri, Chiplun |
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| INDUSTRY
| Sugar Factories |
NIL |
| Spinning Mills |
NIL |
| Registered Factories |
209 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
2 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) |
1,980 ** |
| Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) |
32 |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
| Railway Length |
NIL Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
213 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
53 Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
764 |
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Industrial Opportunities
In Ratnagiri district industry groups having good potential for expansion 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.
- Storage and Warehousing;
- Machinery, Machine Tools and Parts except Electrical Machinery;
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The district is rich in horticulture and horticulture-based industries have promising prospects. Specific industries having scope in the district are Fruit Canning, Fruit processing, Rice Mills, Starch, Cosmetics, Feed-Stock, Fisheries, Rubber Products, Coir, Basic Drugs, Confectionery, Paper and Paper Board, Sago, Processing of Spices, Paints and Varnishes, Decorticating of Cashew Seeds, Cashew Kernel Oil, Potato seeds, Fish Meal, Saw Mills, Craft Building, Nira, Arecanut Powder, Refractories, Glass Slag and Tourism. |
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93. |
No. of Areas:
| Major |
4 |
| Mini |
5 |
| Growth Centre |
3 |
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Industries Set up
| No |
1016 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
2519.8 |
| Employment |
6190 |
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Incentives
| Category of Incentive |
Talukas eligible |
| Group C |
Ratnagiri |
| Group D |
Chiplun, Dapoli, Guhagar. |
| Group D+ |
Khed, Lanja, Mandangad, Rajapur, Sangameshwar. |
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Fisheries
| Coastline |
Kms. |
167 Kms. |
| Production |
Tonnes |
53,254 Tonnes |
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Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
34 |
| Primary Health Centres |
67 |
| Sub Centres |
374 |
| Dispensaries |
69 |
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Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
2,539 |
| Secondary Schools |
212 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
28 |
| Colleges |
5 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
7 |
| Engineering Colleges |
NIL |
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No. of Plots:
| Developed |
1268 |
| Alloted |
1145 |
| Available |
123 |
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**Includes provisionally registered SSIs.
* Combined figure of Ratnagiri & Sindudurg.
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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