| Geographical Area |
6,310 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
1,090 m.m. |
| Taluka |
8 |
| Per Capita Income(at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,223 |
| Population (1991 Census)(Total ) |
1,067 |
|
Male |
550 |
|
Female |
517 |
|
Density |
169 Per Sq.Km |
| Live Stocks (Husbandry ) |
660 |
| Live Stocks (Poultry ) |
155 |
| Growth Centre |
Devali |
| Industrial Estates |
Samudrapur, Telegaon |
| Literacy |
69.95% |
| Commercial Banks |
72 |
Transport & Communication
| Railway Length |
385 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
108 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
324Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
193 |
Industry
| Sugar Factories |
1 |
| Spinning Mills |
3 |
| Registered Factories |
139 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
1 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-93) |
901 * |
No. of Joint Stock Companies
(as on 31-03-92) |
36 |
Major Industrial Area in Wardha 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. |
| Wardha |
655.10 |
225 |
158 |
81 |
- - - |
11 |
5 |
Industrial Opportunities:
In Wardha district the following industry groups have scope for
development:
- Food Products;
- Cotton Textiles;
- Textile Products including Wearing Apparel other than Footwear;
- Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
- Chemicals and Chemical Products except Products of Petroleum and Coal;
- Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
- Machinery, Machine Tools and Parts except Electrical Machinery;
- Electricity; and
- Repair Services.
Specific industries having scope for development in the district are as
follows: Food, and fruits processing, furniture, mossaic tiles, cattle feed, carcas
utilisation, leather goods, bone meal, fertiliser, surgical cotton, cotton ginning and
spinning, solvent extraction, agricultural implements, engineering ancillaries, poultry,
electrical and electronic goods and service industries.
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Areas in the
district as on 31-03-93
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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