Panchmahals INDEX 1 Panchmahals: 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 Panchmahals: A Snapshot 3 Panchmahals Map 1: District Map of Panchmahals with § Panchmahals is located in the eastern part of Gujarat Talukas § The district is spread across 11 talukas and Godhra is the district headquarter § The major industrial locations in the district are Kalol, Panchmahals Halol and Godhra § Focus Industry Sectors –minerals, engineering & automobiles, tourism, irrigation projects, dairy farming § Panchmahals is the largest producer of quartz in Bakor Gujarat Divada Lunawada § Major Tourist attractions in the district include Santrampur Sahera Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park (listed as Morva Godhra World Heritage Site by UNESCO),temple of Mata Kalika Ghoghamba Kalol in Pavagarh, the Jain pilgrimage center at Pavoli, fairs of Chaiti Atham and Math Kotal, KadanaDam, etc. Taluka Halol Jambhughoda District Source: Panchmahals District Booklet :2006-07 Headquarter 4 Fact File 73.15ºto 74.75ºEast (Longitude) Geographical Location 22.30ºto 23.23ºNorth (Latitude) 45ºCentigrade (Maximum) Temperature 14ºCentigrade (Minimum) Avg. Rainfall 1,047 mm Rivers 8 (Panam, Mahisagar, Neshri, Kunkaran, Goma, Dhadhar, Veri and Sukhi) Area 5,083 sq.km. District Headquarters Godhra Talukas 11 Population 1,580,000 (As per 2001 census) Population Density 388 persons per sq. km. Sex Ratio 938 Females per 1000 Males Literacy Rate 60.92% Languages Gujarati, Hindi and English Seismic Zone Zone III Source: Panchmahals district booklet ,2006-07, Socio Economic Review 2006-07 5 2 Economy and Industry Profile 6 Economy and Industry Profile § Panchmahals is rich in minerals and agricultural produce § Major occupations in the district are dairy farming and agriculture; major crops cultivated are wheat, maize and pulses § 10% of the total area of the district is covered under forests which is about 2,21,900 hectares § It accounts for a large cultivation of mango, banana, papaya, citrus, guava, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, cucurbits, onion, garlic, ginger etc. § Panchmahals boasts of 97% production of Quartz in Gujarat and supplies to other districts and regions § The district is a manufacturing base for steel products, automobiles and cryogenic equipments § Tourist destinations and fairs in the district attract a large number of tourists every year 7 Agriculture § Panchmahals has black alluvial soil which supports Fig.1 Production of Food Crops: 2006-2007 ( Metric Tones) farming practices § Wheat, maize and pulses are major crops produced in the 13,270 district 59,600 § Total cereal production in the district was 2,68,800 metric 88,396 tonnes (MT) in 2005 -06 § Total wheat and pulses production in the district was Pulses Vegetables Fruits 73,400 and 59,600 metric tonnes respectively in 2005 - 2006 Source: Department of Agriculture,Govt .of Gujarat:,2007 8 Agriculture Fig. 2: § Total vegetable production -36,727 MT in the year Vegetable Crop Production 2006-07 Production of Vegetable crops 06-07 2006-07 700 14000 600 12000 500 10000 T s M e r n a i t c 400 8000 n e § Total fruit production –32,253 MT in the year 2006- o H i t c n i 300 6000 u a d e o r r A 200 4000 P 07 100 2000 0 0 o n l e a o r n a s t o ja g r t e a e it ta i n a k a w e P b o n i b O r O r m lo B u P B b o if r w c Area (in hectares) a T l te o u § Among all the vegetables grown in the district, C u s C C a u C l C Production (in MT) Vegetables onion had the largest production (12,540 MT) Fig. 3: Fruit Crop Production 2006-07 during 2006-07 T s 2500 14000 M e r 12000 n § Mango is the major fruit crop of the district and its a 2000 i t 10000 c n e 1500 8000 o H i 1000 6000 t c n i u 4000 a 500 2000 d production in 2006-07 was 11,898 MT e o r 0 0 r A P s r o o e a a e a e ia g o ru n v t y l n n ik it B a a a a p o a h C n u n p p A M C a G ra a a Area (in hectares) B g P rd m ta o s P u C Production (in MT) Fruits Source: Department of Agriculture,Govt .of Gujarat: 2007 9 Minerals § Major minerals present in Panchmahals district include Fig.4 : Mineral Reserves In Panchmahals (MT) quartz, marble and granite 1,374,530 § Proven reserves of quartz in Gujarat is about 4 million metric tonnes – 75% of which is found in Panchmahals 75,583 3,000,000 § District contributes 97% of quartz produced in Gujarat 86,007 (1,29,855 metric tonnes) Quartz Sand Gravel Black Trep § Quartz is classified as a major mineral due to its and as application across a wide variety of industries, glass industry being the dominant consumer Source: Panchmahals District booklet 2006-07, Commissionerate of Mining & Geology, Government of Gujarat 10 Major Industries § Medium (MSIs) and large scale industries (LSIs) are spread over Godhra, Kalol and Halol talukas § Major players in the district include General Motors India Pvt. Ltd, Maruti Koatsu Pvt. Ltd, Inox India Ltd., MJ Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Panchmahals Steel Ltd § Key businesses in the district are engineering, steel and steel rerolling, chemicals, food products § Some of the major medium and large scale players present in the district are mentioned in Table -1 Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in Panchmahal* Name of Company Location Items of Manufacture Inox India Ltd. Kalol Vacuum Insulated Cryogenic Tanks Maruti Koatsu Cylinders Pvt. Ltd. Halol Gas Cylinders M.J.Pharmaceuticals Halol Medicines Panchmahal Steel Limited Kalol Ingots/Billets General Motors India Pvt. Ltd. Halol Automobiles and Spare parts Alembic Halol Medicines/Formulation Division Source: Panchmahal District Booklet 2006-07,District Collectorate of Panchmahal *Indicative list 11 Major Industries Map 2 : Major Industry Players in Panchmahals District * *Indicative list 12 Small Scale Industries (SSI) Map 3: SSIs in Panchmahals § Major invesments were observed in lathes and machine tools (INR 166.68 Lakhs) § Almost 60% of total number of small scale industries (SSIs) are concentrated in Godhra, Kalol and Halol talukas of the district § Food processing machinery sector has the maximum number of units Wooden Boxes and (102) in the district Barrels GodhraPrinting Publishing of Books/Journals Kalol Food Processing Fig.5 Investments and Employment Fig.6 Number Of Units Machinery Food Processing 180 166.68 120 161 156 Machinery 160 102 HalolLathes and 140 126 100 Machine Tools 120 103 100 83.55 80 80 61.86 55.4 60 60 52 37 40 31 40 20 0 20 Food Lathes And Wooden Printing Processing Machine Tools Boxes,Barrels Publishing of Machinery Books 0 Food Processing Lathes And Wooden Printing Publishing Investments Employment Machinery Machine Tools Boxes,Barrels of Books INR (Lakhs) Source: Panchmahals District booklet 2006-07 13 Major Investments Trends Fig. 7 : Investments in 1988 -97 Vs 1998-07 Fig. 8: Sector-wise Decadal Investments Comparative Data in last two decades 800 720 700 ) s h 2304 k 600 a L 2500 1806 500 R N I ( 2000 400 s t 1500 n e 300 m t 1000 s e 200 v 122 500 n 102 I 100 44 0 19 33 1988-1997 1998-2007 0 Industrial Machinery Chemicals Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Investments (INR Crore) 1988-1997 1998-2007 § As per Industrial Entrepreneurial Memoranda filed, chemical industry contributed maximum investments during 1998-2007 i.e. INR 720 Crore (USD 171.42 million) § Transportation sector witnessed a sizeable investment to the tune of INR 987Crore (USD 235 million) during 1988 -1997 § Investments in industrial machinery and pharmaceuticals have also increased in the last decade (1998- 2007) Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 14 Economy Drivers § Emergence of numerous small scale industries, presence of vast reserves of minerals and existence of many industry players are fuelling the economic and industrial growth of the district § Recent surge in the growth of engineering sector in the districthas added more jobs and increased opportunities for the masses § Glassware, ceramics and cement are a few industries gradually emerging due to the presence of quartz in the district § The economy of Panchmahals is also driven by dairy farming and agriculture practices § Small scale industry sectors such as food processing units, wooden products and machine tools are the supporting pillars of the economy § Upcoming irrigation projects are boosting agricultural production in the district 15 3 Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure 16 Industrial Estates Table 2: Existing GIDC Industrial Estates Map 4: Industrial Estates Estate Area in (Hectares) Jambughoda 1 Godhra 20 Kalol 71.84 Halol 461 Source: Gujarat Infdustrial Development Corporation Government of Gujarat, 2007 17 4 Support Infrastructure 18 Road Connectivity Map 5: Road & Rail Network Road § Total road length in the district is 4861.87 kms § Panchmahals is 166 km. from Gandhinagar –the state capital § National Highway (NH) 59 passes through the district connecting it to Ahmedabad (136 km) and Indore § NH 8 passes through Nadiad –Godhra (district headquarter) –Dahod § State Highway 4 passes through –Nadiad –Halol –Godhra –Lunawada Table 3: Distance from Major Districts in Gujarat Major Talukas Distance (km) from Pamchmahal* Table 4: Distance from Major Indian Cities Valsad 315 Major Indian Cities Distance (km)* Rajkot 321 Kolkata 1741 Mehsana 211 Surat 227 Chennai 1589 Vadodara 81 Hyderabad 1042 Jamnagar 406 Delhi 912 Ankleshwar 165 Mumbai 576 Source: Panchmahals District Profile Booklet, 2006-07: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (G.I.D.B):2007 * All Distance From District