| Geographical Area |
5,232 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
3,306 * m.m. |
| Taluka |
7 |
| Per Capita Income(at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,709 |
| Population (1991 Census)(Total ) |
832 |
|
Male |
863 |
|
Female |
443 |
|
Density |
160 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks (Husbandry ) |
485 |
| Live Stocks (Poultry ) |
809 |
| Growth Centre |
Sawantwadi |
| Literacy |
75.81% |
| Commercial Banks |
76 |
Transport & Communication
| Railway Length |
NIL Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
108 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
424Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
379 |
Industry
| Sugar Factories |
NIL |
| Spinning Mills |
NIL |
| Registered Factories |
155 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
2 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-93) |
1,623 ** |
No. of Joint Stock Companies
(as on 31-03-92) |
17 |
Industrial Opportunities:
The district has good horticulture potential and therefore, hort-
iculture-based industries have excellent prospects in the district. Specific industries
having good scope for development are fruit canning, fruit processing,fisheries, fish
preservation, cold storage, rice mills, starch, feed-stock, paper and hard boards,
bakeries, rubber products, sago, processing of spices, paints and varnishes, decorticating
of cashew seeds,cashew kernel oil, potato seeds, fish meal, saw mills, Mangalore tiles,
country craft building, coir, palm gur, nira, arecanut powder, refractor- ies, glass slag
and tourism.
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Areas in the
district as on 31-03-93
No. of Areas:
| Major |
1 |
| Mini |
5 |
| Growth Centre |
1 |
No. of Plots:
| Developed |
226 |
| Alloted |
191 |
| Available |
35 |
Industries Set up
| No . |
163 |
| Investment |
(Rs. mln) 37.6 |
| Employment |
495 |
Incentives
| Category of Incentive |
Talukas eligible |
| Group D |
Deogad, Kankavli, Kudal, Malvan, Vaibhavwadi, Vengurla |
| Group D+ |
Sawantwadi. |
Fisheries
| Coastline |
121 Kms. |
| Production |
26,741Tonnes |
Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
13 |
| Primary Health Centres |
38 |
| Sub Centres |
246 |
| Dispensaries |
48 |
Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
1,470 |
| Secondary Schools |
126 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
35 |
| Colleges |
6 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
4 |
| Engineering Colleges |
NIL |
* Combined figure of Ratnagiri & Sindudurg.
** Includes Provisionally registered SSIs.
i) Directorate of Economics & Statistics;
ii) Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
iii) Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities and challenges, MEDC.
N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998
No. of Areas
|
Major | 1 |
| Mini | 9 |
| Growth Centre | 3 |
No. of Plots
| Developed | 468 |
| Alloted | 444 |
| Available | 24 |
Industries Setup
| No. | 281 |
| Investment Rs. mln. | 223.6 |
| Employment | 3482 |
Incentive
| 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 |
NIL Kms. |
| Production |
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 |
Source
Directorate of Economics & Statistics;
Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities
and challenges, MEDC.
N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998
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