| Geographical Area |
12,212 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
877 m.m. |
| Taluka |
13 Nos. |
| Per Capita Income
(at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,152 |
| Population Total |
2,200 |
| No. of Male |
1,136 |
| No. of Female |
1,066 |
| Density |
181 Per Sq.Km. |
| Literacy |
70.06% |
| Live Stocks (Husbandry ) |
1,014 |
| Live Stocks (Poultry) |
292 |
| Growth Centres | i) Achalpur ii) Dhamangaon |
| Commercial Banks | 144 |
Transport & Communication
| Railway Length |
295 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
74 Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
778 Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
535 Nos. |
Industry
| Sugar Factories |
3 |
| Spinning Mills |
1 |
| Registered Factories |
344 |
| Number of Industrial Estates
Established |
1 |
| Registered Small Scale Units
(as on 31-03-91) |
2,718 * |
| No. of Joint Stock companies
(as on 31-3-92) |
108 |
Large Industrial Areas in Akola District
| Name of the Area | Area Planed (Ha.) | Total Plots No. | Plots Alloted No. | Plots Pdn. in No. | Plots Under const. No. | Sheds is Built up No. | Sheds Alloted No. |
| Major Industrial Area | 178.95 | 374 | 335 | 194 | 27 | 35 | 27 |
| Mini Indusrial Area (Chaudur Rly). | 18.26 | 32 | ------ | ----- | ------ | ------- | ------- |
| Growth Centre (Damangaon) | 6.41 | 10 | 1 | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------- |
Land rates in Amravati Indl. Area
| Industrial |
- Rs. 30/- per sq. mtr. |
| Residential |
- Rs. 45/- per sq. mtr. |
| Commercial |
- Rs. 60/- per sq. mtr. |
Land rates at Damangaon Growth Centre
| Industrial |
- Rs. 20/- per sq. mtr. |
| Residential |
- Rs. 30/- per sq. mtr. |
| Commercial |
- Rs. 40/- per sq. mtr. |
Industrial Opportunities:
The following industries have good growth prospects in the
district. These industries can be set up in the growth-centres
and other parts of the district :
- Food Products;
- Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products;
- Cotton Textiles;
- Wood and Wood Products;
- Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and
Allied Industries;
- Chemicals and Chemical Products, except Products of
Petroleum and Coal;
- Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
- Basic Metals and Alloys Industries;
- Metal Products and Parts except Machinery and Transport
Equipments;
- Machinery, Machine Tools and parts except Electrical
Machinery;
- Electricity;
- Water Works and Supply; and
- Repair Services.
Specific Industries having scope for development are poultry,
cattle feed, carcass utilisation, leather goods, food, fruits and
vegetables processing, guar gum, wood seasoning, furniture,
cotton ginning and spinning, oil mills, starch, raw sugar, gur,
cold storage, phenyle, fertilisers, pesticides, cottonseed
crushing, linter pulp, solvent extraction, agricultural imple-
ments, engineering and automobile ancillaries, electrical goods,
electronic items and service industries.
Development of Industrial limits in MIDC Industrial Areas in
the district as on 31-3-93
No. of Areas:
| Major |
1 |
| Mini |
10 |
| Growth Centre |
2 |
No. of Plots:
| Developed |
372 |
| Alloted |
327 |
| Available |
45 |
Industries Set up
| No |
398 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
148.8 |
| Employment |
1766 |
Incentives
| Category of Incentive |
Taluks eligible for incentive |
| Group A |
----- |
| Group B |
----- |
| Group C |
Amaravati Municipal Corpn. Area (AMC). |
| Group D |
Amaravati (Excluding AMC Area), Chandur,
Railway Talukas other these Achalpur,
Chamder Bazar and Chikaddara. |
| Group D+ |
Achalpur, Chandur Bazar, Chekhardara. |
Fisheries
| Coastline
|
Nil Kms. |
| Production |
8,185 Tonnes |
Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
67 |
| Primary Health Centres |
54 |
| Sub Centres |
287 |
| Dispensaries |
611 |
Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
1,672 |
| Secondary Schools |
326 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
78 |
| Colleges |
25 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
9 |
| Engineering Colleges |
2 |
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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