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Solapur Profile |
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SOLAPUR DISTRICT PROFILE
| Geographical Area |
14,874 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
584 m.m. |
| Taluka |
11 |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,631 |
| Population Total |
3,231 |
| Male |
1,671 |
| Female |
1,560 |
| Density (Per Sq.Km.) |
216 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks(Husbandry) |
1,588 |
| Live Stocks(Poultry) |
1,376 |
| Growth Centres: |
Nanaj, Akluj, Tembburni, Mangalwedhe, Karmala. |
| Literacy |
56.39% |
| Commercial Banks |
212 |
| Industrial Estates |
Solapur, Barshi, Akluj, Karmala, Mohol,Sangola, Akkalkot, Mangalwedhe, Vairag,Pandharpur. |
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| INDUSTRY
| Sugar Factories |
8 |
| Spinning Mills |
6 |
| Registered Factories |
NIL |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
11 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) |
9,075 * |
| Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) |
203 |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
| Railway Length |
424 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
155 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
917Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
703 |
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Large Industrial Areas in Solapur 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. |
| Solapur |
216.38 |
642 |
625 |
413 |
105 |
40 |
40 |
| Chincholi |
1093.87 |
381 |
294 |
5 |
16 |
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Industrial Opportunities
Majority of industry groups are located in Solapur district. There is an excellent scope for setting up new industrial units or expanding the existing one. Some of the industry groups having good scope are:
- Cotton Textiles;
- Food Products;
- Wood and Wood Products, Furniture and Fixtures;
- 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;
- Water Works and Supply;
- Sanitary Services; and
- Repair Services.
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Apart from these industry groups, some specific industries having development potential are: food,fruits, and vegetable processing, cotton ginning, pressing, powerlooms, oil mills, sugar and its by-products, dal mills, vanaspati cattle feed, poultry feed, corn flakes, fibres, popin, starch, wood processing, solvent extraction, leather goods, agricultural implements, industrial machinery, engineering and automobile ancillaries, electrical goods and electronic items, cold storage and plastic items. |
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93. |
No. of Areas:
| Major |
1 |
| Mini |
9 |
| Growth Centre |
3 |
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Industries Set up
| No |
281 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
223.6 |
| Employment |
3482 |
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Incentives
| Category of Incentive |
Talukas eligible |
| Group A |
- |
| Group B |
- |
| Group C |
- |
| Group D |
Taluks other than Murtizapur and Washim |
| Group D+ |
Murtizapur, Washim |
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Fisheries
| Coastline |
Kms. |
NIL Kms. |
| Production |
Tonnes |
1,912 Tonnes |
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Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
47 |
| Primary Health Centres |
52 |
| Sub Centres |
326 |
| Dispensaries |
149 |
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Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
1,746 |
| Secondary Schools |
264 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
78 |
| Colleges |
19 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
3 |
| Engineering Colleges |
1 |
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No. of Plots:
| Developed |
468 |
| Alloted |
444 |
| Available |
444 |
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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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