Brief Industrial Profile of Kottayam District 2017-18
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0 Government of India Ministry of MSME Brief Industrial Profile of Kottayam District 2017-18 Carried out by MSME – Development Institute (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India), Kanjani Road, Ayyanthole, Thrissur Phone-0487-2360536, 2360638 Fax: 0487-2360216 E-mail: [email protected] www.msmedithrissur.gov.in BRIEF INDUSTRIAL PROFILE OF KOTTAYAM, 2017-18 0 1 FORWARD MSME – DI, Thrissur, as a part of its action plan /activities has prepared the District Industrial Profile of Kottayam District during 2017-18. The objective to prepare the industrial profile is to make the information readily available in respect of general characteristics of the district administrative set up, industrial scenario, potential for new MSMEs, details of existing clusters and general issues raised by industry associations etc. to the existing as well as prospective entrepreneurs. It is expected that this industrial profile also will be useful for Government and Non- Government Organizations, promotional and Development agencies engaged in the promotion and development of MSME sector in Kottayam district and also for academicians / research scholars. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to District Industries Centre, Kottayam, officials of the State Planning Board, Department of Economic and Statistics, Kerala, Department of Mines and Geology and heads of other departments for extending their co- operation in preparing this Industrial Profile. I also place on records my appreciation to Smt. Kathreenamma Sebastian, (IES), Dy. Director and Shri S.C.Meena, Asstt. Director (EI) of this institute for their hard work in bringing out the report in this form. Place: Thrissur Date: 31.03.2018 BRIEF INDUSTRIAL PROFILE OF KOTTAYAM, 2017-18 1 2 Contents S. No. Topic Page 1. General Characteristics of the District No.3 1.1 Location & Geographical Area 3 1.2 Topography 3-4 1.3 Availability of Minerals. 4 1.4 Forest 5 1.5 Administrative set up 5 2. District at a glance 5 – 8 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in Kottayam District. 8 3. Industrial Scenario Of Kottayam District. 8 3.1 Industry at a Glance 8 3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 9 3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan 10 Units In The District 3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 11-12 3.4.1 Medium Scale Enterprises 12-13 3.5 Major Exportable Item 13 3.6 Growth Trend 13 3.7 Service Enterprises 13 3.8 Potential areas of service industry 13 3.8.1 Potential for new MSMEs 13-14 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 5. General issues raised by industry association during the 14 course of Meeting 6. Steps to set up MSMEs 15-19 3 BRIEF INDUSTRIAL PROFILE OF KOTTAYAM DISTRICT 1. General Characteristics of the District Kottayam is a city in the state of Kerala. It is located in central Kerala and is also the administrative capital of Kottayam district. Bordered by the lofty and mighty Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west, Kottayam is a land of unique characteristics. Positioned a little south to central Kerala, Kottayam district is bordered on the north by Ernakulam district, on the east by Idukki district and on the south by Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts. The Vembanad Lake forms the western boundary. Kottayam lies between latitude 9o 15' and 10o 21' and longitude 76o 22' and 77o 25'. Kottayam district has a total area of 2208 sq. km. The important rivers of the district are the Meenachil River, the Muvattupuzha River and the Manimala River. Kottayam stands first in the field of Education, Mass Communication, Printing and Book Publication. The city is an important trading center of spices and commercial crops, especially rubber. Most of India's natural rubber originates from the acres of well-kept plantations of Kottayam. 1.1 Location & Geographical Area Kottayam district has a total area of 2208 sq. km. The district is naturally divided into high land, midland and lowland, the bulk being constituted by the midland regions. Meenachil and Kanjirappally Taluks have high land and midland areas while Kottayam, Changanassery and Vaikom Taluks have midland and lowland areas. Kanjirappally and Meenachil Taluks have Laterite soil, where as Vaikom Taluk, part of Changanassery and Kottayam Taluks have Aluvial soil. The district has no coastal area. 1.2 Topography The district is naturally divided into high land mid-land and low-land, the bulk being constituted by the mid-land regions. The Vembanad lake forms the western boundary. The district is naturally divided into high land, midland and lowland, the bulk being constituted by the midland regions. Meenachil and Kanjirappally Taluks have high land and midland areas while Kottayam, Changanassery and Vaikom Taluks have midland and lowland areas. Kanjirappally and Meenachil Taluks have Laterite soil, where as Vaikom Taluk, part of 4 Changanassery and Kottayam Taluks have Aluvial soil. The district has no coastal area. Fig.1: Location of Kottayam District 1.3 Availability of Minerals Kottayam district has rich mineral deposits of lime shell and graphite. Lime shell deposits are exploited by units like Travancore Cements Limited, Travancore Electro Chemicals available Ltd, etc. for industrial purpose. Granite is also available in highland position of Kanjirappally Taluk which can be utilized by industries engaged in the stone crushing, granite polishing etc. Table.1: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2017-18 S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones MAJOR MINERAL 1. Lime Shell 997 MINOR MINERALS 1. Granite Building Stone 1559003 2. Ordinary Sand 1688 3. Ordinary Earth 1609218 4 Laterite (Building) 16630 5 Brick Clay 17267 SOURCE:- DEPT. OF MINING & GEOLOGY 5 1.4 Forest Forest plays an important role in the district by influencing climate, geography, agriculture, employment, etc. The district has 8141 ha of forest land (3.69 percent of the total area, 220442 ha). The Kottayam high range circle has four forest divisions- Kottayam, Munnar, Kothamangalam and Mankulam. The majority of forest area of Kottayam District is in Kanjirappally Taluk. Table 1.4: Forest cover in Kottayam Forest cover (Area in Sq.Km) % to GA Name of G A Very Total forest District (Sq.Km.) Moderate Open Dense area Kottayam 2203 12 530 341 883 40.08 1.5 Administrative Setup Kottayam Revenue district is divided into 5 Taluks i.e. kottayam, vaikom, kanjirappalli, changanssery and meenachil. These taliks have been further divided in 11 development blocks. The District has been divided into two Revenue Divisions- kottayam and Pala. Pala, comprising of Meenachil and Vaikom Taluks with 42 Villages and Kottayam, comprising of Kottayam, Kanjirappally and Changanassery Taluks with 53 Villages. Kottayam district is divided 73 Panchayats and 4 Muncipalities. The district has 10 assembly constituencies-Kanjirapally, Uzhavoor, Changanacherry, Kottayam, Ettumannoor, Puthupally, Poonjar, Pala, Kaduthuruthy and Vaikom. The only parliamentary constituency within the district is Kottayam. Table.2: District at a glance S.No. Particulars Year Unit Statistics Geographical Features (A) Geographical Data 2016-17 o o i) Latitude 9 15' and 10 21' o o ii) Longitude 76 22' and 77 25'. iii) Geographical Area Ha. 220442 (B) Administrative Units 2016-17 i) Sub divisions - ii) Tehsils - iii) Sub-Tehsil - iv) Patwar Circle - v) Community Nos. 11 6 Development Blocks vi)Taluks Nos. 5 vii) Municiplality Nos. 4 viii) Gram Nos. 74 Panchayats xi) Revenue villages Nos. 95 x) Assembly Area Nos. 10 Population (A) Sex-wise 2011 i) Male Nos. 970140 ii) Female Nos. 1009244 (B) Rural Population 2011 Nos. 1413773 (C) Urban Population 2011 Lakhs 5.66 3. Agriculture A. Land utilization 2016-17 i) Total Area Ha. 220442 ii) Forest cover “ 8141 iii) Non Agriculture “ 27739 Land v) Uncultivable/ “ 1184 Barren land 4. Forest (i) Forest 2017 Ha. 8141 5. Livestock & Poultry A. Cattle 2012 i) Cows Nos. 81842 ii) Buffaloes Nos. 5962 B. Other livestock i) Goats 2012 Nos. 95308 ii) Pigs 2012 Nos. 7588 iii) Dogs & Bitches 2012 Nos. Not Available 6 Transportation A Railways i) Length of rail line 2016-17 Kms 49 B Roads (a) National Highway 2016-17 Kms 0.000 (b) State Highway 2016-17 Kms 406.531 (c) Main District Kms 3049.683 2016-17 Highway (d) Other district & Kms 756.268 2011 Rural Roads (e) Rural road/ 2011 Kms 7699.91 Agriculture Marketing Board Roads 7 (f) Kachcha Road 2014-15 Kms na (VI) Communication (a) Telephone 2016-17 (Working)Nos. 151788 connection (b) Post offices 2016-17 Nos. 408 (c) Telephone 2016-17 Nos. 115 Exchanges (d)Density of 2016-17 Per 1000 76.87 Telephone person (e) Density of 2016-17 Per Sq.Km. 68.81 Telephone (f) PCO Rural 2016-17 No. na (g) PCO STD 2016-17 No. na (h) Mobile 2016-17 No. na (VII) Public Health (a) Allopathic Hospital 2016-17 No. 4 (b) Beds in Allopathic 2016-17 No. 1863 hospitals (c) Ayurvedic Hospital 2016-17 No. 10 (d) Beds in Ayurvedic 2016-17 No. 210 hospitals (e)Homeo hospitals 2016-17 No. 3 (f) Community health 2016-17 No. 20 centers (g) Primary health 2016-17 No. 43 centers (h) Dispensaries 2016-17 No. - (i) Sub Health 2016-17 No. - Centers (j) Private hospitals 2016-17 No. 29 (VIII) Banking 2017-18 (a) Commercial Nos. 487 Branches (b) Rural Bank Nos. 11 Products (c) Co-Operative bank Nos. 58 Products (d) PLDB Branches Nos. - (IX) Education 2016-17 (a) Primary school Nos. 453 (b) Middle schools Nos. 201 (c) Secondary & Nos. 389 senior secondary schools (d) Colleges(Arts& Nos. 22 8 Science) (e) Engg.