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THANE DISTRICT  PROFILE 

Geographical Area 9,558   Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 2,259   m.m.
Taluka 2,259   m.m.
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.  4,439
Population  Total 5,249
Male 2,793
Female 2,456
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 880 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks(Husbandry) 800
Live Stocks(Poultry) 192
Growth Centres: Jawhar, Dahanu
Literacy 69.54%
Commercial Banks 304

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories NIL
Spinning Mills 12
Registered Factories 2,705
Number of Industrial Estates Established 4
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 13,898 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 1,811

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 287 Kms.
National Highway Length 233  Kms.
State Highway Length 539Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  489

Major Industrial Areas in Thane 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.
Mira 7.62 42 42 42 - - - - - - - - -
Thane
(Wagle Estate))		 275.62 676 652  619 33 - - - - - -
Dombivli 354.42 780 777 459 24 305 302
Ambernath 449.94 280 278 149 24 103 103
Addl.
Ambernath		 509.95 276 213 29 16 115 114
Murbad 132.64 219 216 151 17 10 10
Addl. Murbad 142.44 112 62 2 6 - -- - --
Kalyan-
Bhivandi		 48.16 30 29 17 - - - - - - - - -
Tarapur and
Addl.Tarapur		 1063.57 1430 1309 691 172 163 161
T.T.C. and
Kalwa		 2562.64 2631 2401 1018 294 469 443
Badlapur 104.62 345 345 208 27 160 159

Industrial Opportunities

The district has a well diversified industrial structure and is adjoining to Greater Mumbai (Bombay). It therefore, offers scope for expansion of almost all industry groups. The specific industry groups having development prospects in Thane district are as follow:
  • Chemicals and Chemicals products except products of  Petroleum and Coal;
  • Basic Metals and Alloys Industries;
  • Machinery, Machine Tools and parts except Electrical Machinery;
  • Electrical Machinery, Apparatus, Appliances, Supplies and Parts;
  • Rubber, Plastics, Petroleum and Coal products;
  • Wool, Silk and Synthetic Fibre Textiles;
  • Food Products; and
  • Cotton Textiles and Transport Equipments and Parts.

Due to its diversified industrial structure and proximity to Greater Mumbai, the growth-centres coming in district offers goods scope for development and expansion of these industries. The following industries also have development prospects in the growth-centres as well as outside the growth-centres in the dist- rict: Rice Mills, rice bran, Fruit Processing, Vegetable Process- ing, fish Preservation, Poultry, Dairy, Bee-keeping, Cattle Feed, Banana Fibre, Palm gur, Paper and Timber Products, Agricultural Equipments, Engineering, Automobiles, Pharmaceuticals and ancill- aries, Cold storage, Plastic Products and Electronic goods. New electronic zone at T.T.C. in Thane-Balapur area on 100 acres of land,would encourage establishment of electronic units.

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

Industries Set up
No 281
Investment (Rs. mln) 223.6
Employment 3482

Incentives

Category of Incentive Taluks eligible for incentive
Group A ------
GroupB -------
GroupC -------
Group D Taluks other than Murtizapur and Washim
Group D+ Murtizapur, Washim

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL Kms.
Production Tonnes 1,912 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 47
Primary Health Centres 52
Sub Centres 326
Dispensaries 149

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 1,746
Secondary Schools 264
Higher Secondary Schools 78
Colleges 19
Industrial Technical Instt. 3
Engineering Colleges 1
No. of Plots:
Developed 468
Alloted 444
Available 24

*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