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Brief Industrial Profile of KOLKATA DISTRICT WEST BENGAL lR;eso t;rs Government of India Ministry of MSME Brief Industrial Profile of KOLKATA DISTRICT WEST BENGAL Carried out by MSME-Development Institute K olkata (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,) Phone: (033)2577-0595/7/8 Fax: (033)2577-5531 E-mail: [email protected] Web-www.msmedikolkata.gov.in Contents S. No. Topic Page No. 1. General Characteristics of the District 3 1.1 Location & Geographical Area 3 1.2 Topography 3 1.3 Availability of Minerals. 4 1.4 Forest 4 1.5 Administrative set up 4 2. District at a glance 5 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Kolkata 7 3. Industrial Scenario Of Kolkata 8 3.1 Industry at a Glance 8 3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 8 3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan 9 Units In The District 3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 9 3.5 Major Exportable Item 11 3.6 Growth Trend 11 3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 11 3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 11 3.8.1 List of the units in Kolkata & near by Area 11 3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 12 3.9 Service Enterprises 12 3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry 12 3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 13 4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 14 4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 14 4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 14 4.1.2 Service Sector 14 4.2 Details of Identified cluster 14 4.2.1 Welding Electrodes - 4.2.2 Stone cluster - 4.2.3 Chemical cluster - 4.2.4 Fabrication and General Engg Cluster - 4.2. 5 Kota Doria: - 5. General issues raised by industry association during the 15 course of meeting 6 Steps to set up MSMEs 16 7. Additional information if any 18 2 Brief Industrial Profile of Kolkata District (WEST BENGAL) 1. General Characteristics of the District: The foundation of a new metropolis was laid by Job Charnock in 1690. In those days, there were three villages viz. Sutanati, Kalikata and Gobindapur. Job Charnock decided upon the spot as he was attracted by the rural beauty. In 1707, Kolkata due to its growing importance was declared as Presidency. In 1717, the Company obtained permission from the Moghal Empire to purchase 38 villages extending down to both sides of Hooghly river on a stretch of 16 Km. Distance. The names of these villages still survive in locality like Bagmari, Belgachia, Sealdaha, Ultadanga, etc. With this right the British India Co. firmly established its foothold and the settlement gradually turned into a thriving and prosperious city. In 1773, Kolkata became the Capital of India, but later the Capital was shifted to Delhi in 1912. For many years, Kolkata has been a major industrial place and an important urban center in the entire Eastern and North Eastern region. It has also been claiming a dominant position in trade and commerce. The Administrative Headquarters is situated in Kolkata from the period of British rule. The district occupies 17th position in the State in respect of its size with an area of 185.39 sq. Km. 1.1 Location & Geographical Area. District Latitude Longitude North South East West Kolkata 22°37’ 22°30’ 88°23’ 88°18’ N N E E Source: Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Kolkata. The district is bounded by the North 24-Parganas district in the North, on the South by South 24-Parganas, on the East by North & South 24-Parganas and on the West by river Hooghly. 1.2 Topography The soil, on which Kolkata district is built, happens to be a part of the alluvial deposit of the Gangetic delta and the elevation is not more than 5 to 6 metres. The texture of the soil varies from sandy loam to clay loam The principal river of the district is the Ganges (Hooghly). The most important tributory of the Hooghly is the Bhagirathi. The width of the river Hooghly varies from 55 metres to 2.4 Km. The maximum height of the district above sea-level is 5.3 metres 3 1.3 Availability of Minerals. PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11 S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones 2010-2011 MAJOR MINERAL 1. Nil - MINOR 1. Nil - SOURCE:- Dte. Of Mines & Minerals, Govt. of W.B 1.4. FOREST Although forest is an important resource for industrial utilization, its presence in the district is insignificant. 1.5. Administrative set up. The district has an area of 185.39 sq. Km. Corresponding to 1, 84,000 hectares of land which is divided into 15 Boroughs and 141 Wards. A table showing the places and number of Boroughs and Wards under each of them is appended below:- Borough wise distribution of Wards Sl No P l a c e Borough No. Nos. of Ward 1. Cossipore 1 9 2. Bidhan Sarani 2 9 3. Narkeldanga 3 9 4. Girish Park 4 10 5. Surya Sen Street 5 11 6. Hogg Street 6 10 7. AJC Bose Road 7 9 8. Rash Behari Avenue 8 11 9. Belvedre Road 9 10 10. N.S.C. Bose Road 10 12 11. Birji Road 11 7 12. Santoshpur Avenue 12 7 13. D. H. Road (Behala) 13 9 14. D. H. Road 14 9 15. Circular Garden Reach Road 15 9 Total:- 15 141 Source: 1) K.M.C, Kolkata, 2) Statistical Handbook, Kolkata. The district is having 1 Municipal Corporation and 42 Police Stations. 4 2. District at a glance S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics 1 Geographical features (A) Geographical Data i) Latitude 22°37’N 22°30’N ii) Longitude 88°23’E 88°18’E iii) Geographical Area Sq.Km. 185 (B) Administrative Units i) Sub divisions - ii) Tehsils - iii) Sub-Tehsil/No. of wards 141 iv) Patwar Circle/Boroughs 15 v) Panchayat Simitis vi)Nagar 1 nigam/Cor[poration vii) Nagar Palika - viii) Gram Panchayats - xi) Revenue villages - x) Assembly Area 11 2. Population (A) Sex-wise i) Male 2011 2362662 ii) Female 2011 2124017 (B) Rural Population 2011 - 3. Agriculture A. Land utilization i) Total Area 2010-11 Hectare - ii) Forest cover 2010-11 “ - iii) Non Agriculture Land 2010-11 “ - v) cultivable Barren land 2010-11 “ - 4. Forest (i) Forest 2010-11 Ha. - 5. Livestock & Poultry A. Cattle i) Cows 2007 Nos. 16020 ii) Buffaloes 2007 Nos. 3093 B. Other livestock i) Goats 2007 Nos. 37878 ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. 599 iii) Dogs & Bitches 2007 Nos. - iv) Railways i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 34.42 5 V) Roads (a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms (b) State Highway/KMC Road 2010-11 Kms 1870 (c) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms - (d) Other district & Rural 2010-11 Kms - Roads (e) Rural road/ Agriculture 2010-11 Kms - Marketing Board Roads (f) Kachacha Road 2010-11 Kms - (VI) Communication (a) Telephone connection 2010-11 NA (b) Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 173 (c) Telephone center 2010-11 Nos. 84 (d )Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 - person (e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM. - (f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. - (g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. - (h) Mobile 2010-11 No. - (VII) Public Health (a) Allopathic Hospital 2008-09 No. 126 (b) Beds in Allopathic No. 27687 hospitals 2 (c) Ayurvedic Hospital No. 3 (d) Beds in Ayurvedic No. NA hospitals (e) Unani hospitals No. (f) Community health No. centers (g) Primary health centers No. (h) Dispensaries 21 (i) Sub Health Centers No. (j) Private hospitals No. 336 No. (VIII) Banking commercial (a) Commercial Bank Nos. 1233 (b) rural Bank Products Nos. - (c) Co-Operative bank Nos. - products (d) PLDB Branches Nos. 29 (IX) Education 2008-09 (a) Primary school Nos. 1570 (b) Middle schools Nos. 51 (c) Secondary & senior Nos. 612 secondary schools (d) Colleges Nos. 68 (e) Technical University Nos. 1 Source:- District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review,2011-12,Govt.of W.B 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in Kolkata District 6 S. Name of Land Land Prevailing No of No of No of No. of No Ind. Area acqui- develope Rate Per Plots allo- Vacant Units in . red d Sqm tted Plots Produ- (In (In (In Rs.) Plots ction hectare) hectare) 1 Tangra I.E 229400 229400 Rs.7/- per 33 33 - 30 Ph-I Sq.Ft Sq.Ft Sq.ft. per month 2 Kasba I.E 9.33 9.33 Rs.16.50 69 69 - 66 Ph-I acre acre lakh per Katha 3 Kasba I.E 6.37 6.37 Rs.16.50 86 86 - 78 Ph-II acre acre lakh per Katha 4 Kasba I.E 10.21 10.21 Rs.16.50 48 48 - 46 Ph-III acre acre lakh per Katha 5 Khidderpor 110655 110655 - - - - - e I.E Sq.ft. Sq.ft. 6 Ultadanga 10521 - - - - - - Mini I.E Sq.ft. 7 Maniktala - - - - - - - I.E 8 Pagladanga 673.50 673.50 Rs.6 lakh 98 98 - 90 (Udayan) Katha Katha per katha I.E 9 Tangra I.E. 305.67 305.67 Rs.6 lakh 45 45 - - Ph-II Katha Katha per katha 10 Beliaghata 8846 8846 Rs.8.25 17 17 - - I.E Sq.mt Sq.mt lakh per katha 11 Taratala 67 67 Katha Rs.1,27,000 5 5 - I.E Katha /- per Katha 12 Kolkata 1000 1000 - - - - 500 Leather acre acre Complex, SEZ 13 Sunrise 50 acre 50 acre - - - - - City,IT park 14 Garment 8.75 8.75 - - - - - Park, acre acre Beliaghata Source:- WBSIDC & WBIIDC 3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF KOLKATA DISTRICT 3.1 Industry at a Glance 7 Sr No Head Unit Particulars 1.
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