| Geographical Area |
10,080 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall |
726 m.m. |
| Taluka |
8 Nos. |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) |
Rs. 2,186 |
| Population Total |
2,214 |
| Male |
1,152 |
| Female |
1,062 |
| Density |
219 Per Sq.Km. |
| Literacy |
56.98% |
| Live Stocks (Husbandry ) |
1,042 |
| Live Stocks (Poultry ) |
317 |
| Growth Centres |
Paithan , Vaijapur |
| Commercial Banks |
71 |
Transport & Communication
| Railway Length |
103 Kms. |
| National Highway Length |
NI Kms. |
| State Highway Length |
738 Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices |
349 |
Industry
| Sugar Factories |
6 |
| Spinning Mills |
2 |
| Registered Factories |
537 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established |
5 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) |
3,763 * |
| Joint Stock Companies (as on 31-03-94) |
449 |
Large Industrial Areas in Aurangabad District as on 30-06-94
| Name of the Area |
Area Planned (Ha.) |
Total plots No. |
Plots alloted No. |
Plots in prdn No. |
Plots under const. No. |
Sheds Builtup No. |
Sheds Alloted No. |
| Aurangabad (Major Industrial Area) |
34.95 |
80 |
75 |
70 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
| Chikalthana (Major Industrial Area) |
724.69 |
640 |
609 |
535 |
85 |
93 |
93 |
| Waluj (Major Industrial Area) |
1563.27 |
1073 |
871 |
327 |
195 |
70 |
67 |
| Paithan (Growth Centre) |
285.51 |
200 |
107 |
50 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
Land Rate in Aurangabad & Chikalthana Industrial Area
| Industrial Land |
- Rs. 80/- per sq. mtr. |
| Residential |
- Rs.120/- per sq. mtr. |
| Commercial |
- Rs.200/- per sq. mtr. |
Land Area in Waluj Industrial Area
| Industrial Land |
- Rs. 60/- per sq. mtr. |
| Residential |
- Rs. 90/- per sq. mtr. |
| Commercial |
- Rs.120/- per sq. mtr. |
Land Rate in Paithan Growth Centre
| Industrial Land |
- Rs. 30/- per sq. mtr. |
| Residential |
- Rs. 45/- per sq. mtr. |
| Commercial |
- Rs. 60/- per sq. mtr. |
Important Industries at the Industrial Areas:
- Aurangabad Industrial Area:
- Nirlep Industries, Pricision Engineers, Mahavir Paper Products, Ajantha Tiles and
Marathwada Spun Pipe Industries.
Chikalthana Industrial Area:
- HMT Ltd., Garware Polysters, Lupin Laboratories, Wockhardt Ltd., Greaves Lombardini,
Cosmo Films.
Waluj Industrial Area:
- Baja Auto, Siemens, Colgate Palmolive, Larona Ltd., Ceat Tyres, Johnson & Johnson,
Sternight, Rails India, F.D.C.L.
Paithan Growth Centre:
- Jain Spinners, Devidaya Rolling Mills, Kanakdhara Steel, Aurangabad Paper Mills, Ajanta
Drug Pvt. Ltd.
Industrial Opportunities:
Industrial structure of Aurangabad district is fairly diversified. It
is the most promising district in the region for industrial growth and therefore offers
scope/opportunies for almost all industry groups. In addition to that, the district
possesses development potential for specific industries like food, fruits, and vegetable
processing, dairy, tourism, polutry, cattle breeding, sheep/goat rearing, gum, lac, oil
mills, cold storage, cotton ginning and pressing, vanaspati, bidi, khandsary, solvent
extraction, sugar and its by-products, alcohol, coir- strings, forged hand tools, small
tools, industrial and scientific instruments, paper, hardboards, fibre boards, chip
boards, packaging, basic drugs, industrial machinery, packaging, electrical goods,
electronic items and engineering and automobile ancillaries.
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Areas in the district as on
31-03-93
No. of Areas:
| Major |
3 |
| Mini |
1 |
| Growth Centre |
2 |
No. of Plots:
| Developed |
3134 |
| Alloted |
2469 |
| Available |
665 |
Industries Set up
| No |
738 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) |
4657.7 |
| Employment |
41826 |
Incentives
| Category of Incentive |
Talukas eligible |
| Group A |
--- |
| Group B AMC Area, |
Aurangabad taluks excluding Waluj industrial area. |
| Group C Waluj Industrial Area, |
Talukas other than Aurangabad, Paithan Soegaon, Vaijapur and AMC Area. |
| Group D |
--- |
| Group D+ |
Paithan, Soegaon, Vaijapur. |
Fisheries
| a. Coastline |
NIL Kms. |
| Production |
2,675Tonnes |
Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
46 |
| Primary Health Centres |
43 |
| Sub Centres |
248 |
| Dispensaries |
205 |
Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools |
1,513 |
| Secondary Schools |
238 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
19 |
| Colleges |
23 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. |
2 |
| Engineering Colleges |
NIL |
* Including Provisionally registered SSIs
Source :
Directorate of Economics & Statisticsl;
Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities
and challenges, MEDC.
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