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SANGLI DISTRICT  PROFILE 

Geographical Area 8,572  Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 625   m.m.
Taluka 8
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.  2,733
Population  Total 2,209
Male 1,129
Female 1,081
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 256 
Live Stocks(Husbandry) 1,098
Live Stocks(Poultry) 2,204
Growth Centres: Vita, Sheirala
Literacy 62.61%
Commercial Banks 172
Industrial Estates Sangli-Miraj, Vita, Palus, Madhavnagar,Tasgaon.

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories 9
Spinning Mills 14
Registered Factories 553
Number of Industrial Estates Established 6
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 6,926 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 223

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 174 Kms.
National Highway Length 30   Kms.
State Highway Length 576 Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  498

Large and Mini-Industrial Areas in Sangli 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.
Sangli-Miraj (Large Industrial Areas) 380.52 986 924 450 120 61 58
Islampur  (Large Industrial Area) 179.87 167 157 75 22  - - - - - -
Kadegaon (Large Industrial Areas) 17.87  --- --- --- --- --- ---
Jat (Mini Industrial Areas) 10.00 64 57 2 2 - - - - - -
Palus 10.00 16 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Industrial Opportunities

Industry groups having scope for further expansion in the district are as follows:
  • Cotton Textiles;
  • Food Products;
  • 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;
  • Gas & steel
  • Other Manufacturing Industries;
  • Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
  • Leather & leather products and fur products except repairs
  • Chemical and chemical products except product of petroleum and coal.

Specific industries which can be set up in the district are: dairy,poultry, goat rearing, collection & processing of shikakai, hirda, behda and pise seed, onion preservation, food, fruits and vegetable processing, leather goods, industrial & specific instr- uments, industrial machinery, electrical goods, electronic items and tourism.

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

No. of Areas:
Major 2
Mini 5
Growth Centre 2

Industries Set up
No 448
Investment (Rs. mln) 396.4
Employment 2837

Incentives

Category of Incentive Talukas eligible
Group C Khanapur, Miraj.
Group D Enter dislnet excluding, Khanapur, Mirajand, Shirala.
Group D+ Shirala.

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL Kms.
Production Tonnes 1,939 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 102
Primary Health Centres 57
Sub Centres 270
Dispensaries 233

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 1,526
Secondary Schools 283
Higher Secondary Schools 53
Colleges 26
Industrial Technical Instt. 8
Engineering Colleges 3
No. of Plots:
Developed 1291
Alloted 1194
Available 97

*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