Banaskantha INDEX
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Banaskantha INDEX 1 Banaskantha: A Snapshot 2 Economy and Industry Profile 3 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure 4 Support Infrastructure 5 Social Infrastructure 6 Tourism 7 Investment Opportunities 8 Annexure 2 1 Banaskantha: A Snapshot 3 Introduction: Banaskantha Map 1: District Map of Banaskantha with § Banaskantha is the third largest district of Gujarat and is Talukas located in North eastern region of the State § The region is presumably named after the West Banas River and shares its border with the neighbouring State of Rajasthan § There are 11 talukas in the district with Palanpur (District Headquarter), Deesa, Dantaand Amirgarhbeing the important and developed talukas of the district § Banaskantha contributes significantly to Agricultural production of the State and ranks No. 1 in the production of potatoes in India § The district is also known for its diamond and ceramic industry § The proposed Palanpur-Mehsana Investment Region along Amirgadh the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is expected to Dhanera drive the economic growth of the district Dantiwada Tharad § Focus Industry Sectors Vav Deesa Danta § Food Processing Deoder Palanpur Bhabhar Sikori Vadgam § Tourism § Mineral Based Industries (Ceramic Industry) Taluka § Tourist Places: Ambaji, Kumbharia, Balaram-Ambaji District Headquarter Sanctuary and JessoreSloth Bear Sanctuary 4 Fact File Longitude: 71.03O to 73.02O East Geographical Location Latitude: 23.33Oto 24.25O North 45 O Centigrade (Maximum) Temperature 5 O Centigrade (Minimum) Average Rainfall 1550 mm Rivers Banas, Saraswati& Sepu Area 10,400.16 Sq. Km District Headquarters Palanpur Talukas 12 Population 2.50 Million (As per Census 2001) Population Density 233 Persons per sq. km Sex Ratio 930 Females per 1000 Males Languages Gujarati, Hindi and English Literacy Rate 51% Seismic Zone Zone IV Source: Banaskantha District Profile Booklet 2006-2007 5 2 Economy and Industry Profile 6 Economy and Industry Profile § The economy of the district is based on agro & Map 2: Main Crops & Rainfall, Banaskantha District food Processing, tourism, textile and mineral based industries (ceramics) § The district ranks 1st in the production of vegetables contributing nearly 17.67% to the total vegetable production of the State § It is the largest producer of Potatoes and one of the leading producers of Isabgul (Psyllium husk) in the country § Traditionally, the district is known for its food processing industry, specially for vegetable oils and vanaspati § Banaskantha is the 3rd largest producer of oil seeds in the State after Junagadh and Jamnagar § Around 1.18 million (9.6%) of the total tourist inflow in Gujarat, visited Ambaji, the most popular pilgrimage destination in the State, during the year 2006-2007 Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007 7 Agriculture § Bajri, Maize, Tobacco, Castor oil, Jowar, Psyllium and Potatoesare the other major crops of the district § DeesaTaluka in the Banaskantha district ranks 1st in India for the production of Potatoes § The district ranks next to Junagadh and Rajkot in the productionof Spices Fig 1: Share of Districts in Vegetable Production in the Fig 2: Share of Districts in Spices Production State of Gujarat in the State of Gujarat Bhavnagar 5.76% 4.55% Kheda 11.01% 3.99% 7.40% 5.26% Junagadh 6.25% Rajkot Rajkot 6.48% Baroda 12.24% 24.76% 5.10% Banaskantha Anand 6.58% Jamnagar Junagadh 12.95% Mehsana 6.75% Sabarkantha Patan 6.82% Surat 17.67% 30.34% Surendranagar Gandhinagar 15.70% 10.38% Others Other Districts Banaskantha Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007 8 Vegetable Production The district contributes 46.80% to the total potato production of the State The other important vegetables produced in the district are Cow Pea, Beans, Tomato, Brinjal and Cabbage Fig 4: Share of Banaskantha in Potato Fig 5: Share of Banaskantha in Cow Pea Production of the State Production of the State Fig 3: Vegetable Production in Banaskantha (in Banaskantha, '000 Metric Tons) 45.80% 26.92% 54.20% 613.62 146.25 95.55 Other Districts, 73.07% 44.8 43.775 Fig 6: Share of Banaskantha in Cluster Bean Fig 7: Share of Banaskantha in Tomato Production of the State Production of the State 127.38 Banaskantha, Banaskantha, Potato Tomato Brinjal 21.63% 22.33% Cow Pea Cluster Been Others Other Other Districts, Districts, 77.67% 78.37% Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007 9 Spice Production The district produces 67.04% of total Isabgul production in the State The other spices produced in the district are Isabgul, Fennel, Fenugreek and Cumin Fig 9: Share of Banaskantha in Isabgul Fig 10: Share of Banaskantha in Fennel (Psyllium) Production of the State Production of the State Other Fig 8:Spices Production in Banaskantha (in '00 Districts, 32.86% 32.96% Metric Tons) 67.14% 244.2 Banaskantha, 198.08 67.04% 277.1 Fig 11: Share of Banaskantha in Fenugreek Fig 12: Share of Banaskantha in Cumin 38.4 Production of the State Production of the State Banaskantha Banaskantha , 15.98% 9.12 , 17.42% 127.38 Other Districts, Other 82.58% Districts, 84.02% Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007 10 Minerals § The district has rich mineral reserves including limestone, marble, granite, building stone and china clay § Banaskantha district accounts for almost the entire marble reserves (99.3%) of the State of Gujarat § DantaTalukof Banaskantha district is known for its high quality marble production § Banaskantha contributes 15% to the total production of limestonein Gujarat Map 3: Mineral Map of Banaskantha District Fig 13: Production of Minerals in Banaskantha Dhanera 180000 Tharad 160000 Dantiwad 140000 Vav Amirgadh Disa 120000 Diyodar Palanpur Danta 100000 Bhabhar 80000 Sihori Vadgam 60000 40000 Marble Mines 20000 Limestone 0 Granite Marble Block Marble Rubble Sand Production (in Metric Tons) Source: “Mineral Treasure of Gujarat”, Commissioner of Geology & Mining 2005-2006 11 Major Industries § Major Medium & Large Scale Industries (MSI & LSI) industries in Banaskantha district are engaged in the production of granite tiles and marble blocks § Some of the major medium and large scale players in Banaskantha district are mentioned in the table below: Table 1: Major MSIs& LSIsin Banaskantha District (Indicative List) Name of Company Taluka Production Ceramic ShreejiGranite Amirgadh Granite tiles, Slab ShreejiIndustries Ltd. Amirgadh Granite Slab D.K. Trivedi & Sons Dantaa Marble block, Tiles Trivedi Marbles Ltd Dantaa Marble tiles Tirupati Marble Ltd. Dantaa Marble Slab Hindustan Marble Pvt. Ltd. Dantaa Marble Block BalaramCement Ltd. Amirgadh Cement Shri Ram Cement Ltd. Dantaa Cement JagdambaCement Ltd. Dantaa Cement Food Processing AadarshDerivatives Ltd. Palanpur Guvaargam Gujarat Agro Industries Palanpur Castor Oil, Cake KishaanAgro Industries Ltd. Palanpur Castor Oil Banaskantha Dist. Oil seeds Producers Union Palanpur RaydoOil Royal Proteins Ltd. Deesa Refined Vegetable Oil Banaskantha Dist. Cooperative Milk Producer Union Ltd. Palanpur Milk, Ghee, Icecream, Butter Source: Banaskantha District Profile Booklet 2006-2007 12 Small Scale Industries (SSI) § The district has seven SSI clusters focused on textile (spinning & weaving of cotton textiles & Map 4: Small Scale Industrial Clusters - khadi), diamond processing, and ceramics industry Banaskantha (processed Stone, marble) § Out of these industrial clusters, three of the SSI clusters are located in the Palanpur taluka, two are Dhanera located in Vadgam and one each is located in Danta Tharad Dantiwad and Deesatalukas Amirgadh Dees Vav Palanpur Danta § The textile clusters located in Palanpur & Vadgam Diyodar a Bhabhar talukas together consists of 397 units (109 in Sihori Vadgam spinning & weaving of cotton textiles and 286 units in khadimanufacturing) Spinning & Weaving of Cotton Khadi Textiles § The diamond Processingcluster in Palanpur and Processed Stone Diamond Processing Marble Deesaconsists of 104 units § The ceramic cluster at Dantaconsists of 48 units having a turnover of USD 2.74 million Source: Census 2001 13 Industry and Investment Trends § The district has witnessed highest investment in agro & food Processing over a period of two decades § The food Processing industry in the district has attracted 57% of the total investment (vegetable Oil & vanaspati aggregating 30% of the total investment and other Food processing industry aggregating 27%) in the district over the last two decades § Engineering has emerged as the third highest investment aggregator in the district over two decades § Mineral Based (ceramic & cement) along with sugar industry have also emerged as preferred sectors for investment in Banaskantha district Fig 14: ProductwiseInvestment (USD million) during 1988-2007 Fig 15: Employment Trend in Banaskantha (1988-2007) 5.24 8.1 6.43 3.57 Highest 6.19 Employment 1600 1455 17.38 1400 Highest 1200 1008 Investment 1000 743 800 675 577 600 400 327 164 29.52 200 107 50 28 32.62 0 r r g s s g ls s e a ti s t e in a le g in a ic c i r c ti p s p u tr e i x a u s s m d s e m e P S e a ra o u in e T c n e r d g h ro a C P In n C V . E P m c AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY PAPER & PULP INCL. PAPER d & u o s s is o il p M SUGAR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES F O y G le & VEGETABLE OILS ANDVANASPATI CERAMICS b t ta n e e CEMENT AND GYPSUM PRODUCTS MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES g m e e V C Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat,2007 14 Economy Drivers § The food processing and textiles industries existing in the district for last two