Bhandara District


Geographical Area Sq.Km. 9,213
Normal Rainfall 1,446 m.m.
Taluka 13
Per Capita Income(at Current Prices) Rs. 2,192
Population (1991 Census)(Total ) 2,108
                                         Male 1,060
                                         Female 1,047
                                         Density 226 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks (Husbandry ) 1,145
Live Stocks (Poultry ) 678
Growth Centres (i) Tiroda (ii) Devadi

Transport & Communication

Railway Length 253 Kms.
National Highway Length 96 Kms.
State Highway Length 349Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices 291

Industry

Sugar Factories 1
Spinning Mills NIL
Registered Factories 498
Number of Industrial Estates Established 1
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 1,469 *
No. of Joint Stock Companies
(as on 31-03-92)		 38

Large Industrial Areas in Bhandara District as on 30-06-93

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.
Bhandara
(Godegaon)		 222.63 40 26 10 - - -
Gondia 139.62 142 67 3 35 15 4

Land Rate (in both the areas)

Industrial - Rs.10/- per sq. mtr.
Residential - Rs.15/- per sq. mtr.
Commercial - Rs.20/- per sq. mtr.

Industrial Opportunities:

The district possesses good development potential and offers scope for expansion of the following industry group in the different areas in the district and growth-centres therein:

  1. Food Products;
  2. Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products;
  3. Cotton Textiles;
  4. Wood and Wood Products, Furniture and Fixtures;
  5. Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
  6. Chemicals and Chemical Products except Products of Petroleum and Coal;
  7. Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
  8. Basic Metals and Alloys Industries;
  9. Metal Products and Parts except Machinery and Transport Equipments;
  10. Machinery, Machine Tools and Parts except Electrical machinery;
  11. Other Manufacturing Industries;
  12. Electricity;
  13. Gas and Steam;
  14. Water Works and Supply; and
  15. Repair Services.

In addition to these industry groups, specific industries having development potential are : forest products, bidi, carcas utilisation, leather goods, lemon grass oil, palmrosa oil, menthol, eucaliptus oil, oil mills, rice mills, saw mills, rice bran, cattle-feed, timber, furniture, paper, hardboard, bee- keeping, rayon grade pulp, solvent extraction, engineering and automobile ancillaries, elctrical and electronic goods and service industries.

Prominent industries in the district:

Prominent industrial units located at:

  • Bhandara (Godegaon) industrial area are: Ashok Leyland Ltd., Surendra Spring Pvt. Ltd., Shilpa Press Works, Hindustan Feredo Ltd. and Sakoli Spring Ltd.
  • Gondia industrial area are: Gajanan Chemicals Industries, Shri Industries, Sona Enterprises, Reliable Furniture and Fabrictions, Mumbai Snuf Co., Santaram Rice Mill, Bharat Rice Mill, Art Plywood Industries, Kit Ply India and Raj Leather Works.

Development of Industrial Units in MIDC Industrial Areas in the district as on 31-03-93.

No. of Areas:

Major 2
Mini 7

No. of Plots:

Developed 197
Alloted 96
Available 101

Industries Set up

No . 43
Investment (Rs. mln) 66.6
Employment 455

Incentives

Category of Incentive Talukas eligible
Group A ---
Group B ---
Group C ---
Group D Talukas other than Devadi and Tiroda
Group D+ Devadi, Tiroda.

Fisheries

Coastline NIL Kms.
Production 8,720 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 26
Primary Health Centres 64
Sub Centres 427
Dispensaries 183

Educational Facilities

Primary Schools 1,804
Secondary Schools 276
Higher Secondary Schools 94
Colleges 14
Industrial Technical Instt. 3
Engineering Colleges 1

* Including 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.
N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998


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