Government of India Ministry of MSME Brief Industrial Profile of BHARUCH District MSME – DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Govt. of India Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Harsiddh Chambers, 4th Floor, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 014 Tel.No. 079-27543147 & 27544248, Fax No.079-27540619 E-mail : [email protected] Website: www.msmediahmedabad.gov.in -1- Brief Industrial Profile of BHARUCH District 1. General Characteristics of the District 1.1 Location & Geographical Area : Bharuch district is located in the Sourthern part of Gujarat, near the Gulf of Khambhat in Arabian Sea. In 1997, Bharuch district is bifurcated into Two parts (1) Narmada District and (2) Bharuch District. The newly formed Bharuch District has 5253.30 Sq.km. area and situated between 21.30’ to 22.00’ North Latitude and 72.45’ to 73.15’ East Longitude. Bharuch District comes under Seismic Zone- III. Bharuch District is bounded by Baroda and Anand District on the North, Narmada District on the East, Surat District is on the South and on its west lies the gulf of Cambay. The Eastern strip of the district is a hilly and forest area. 1.2 Topography : The district enjoys moderate climate with greater humidity on its coastal side. The average rainfall in the district is 750 mm to 800 mm. Main rivers in Bharuch District are Narmada, Dhadhar and Kaveri.The rivers flow throughout the year. # Some of the major tourist destinations in the district are Bhrigu Rishi Temple, The Golden Bridge, Kabirvad and Shuklatirth. # Government of India has planned to develop a Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) linking Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Channai.The proposed DFC passes thrrough Six states in India, of which, Gujarat accounts for 38% (564 km.) of total DFC length(1483 km.) # The influenced area of 150 km on either sides of DFC is being developed as “ Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor” (DMIC). Bharuch- dahej industrial area lies within 50 km of the Dedicated Freight Corridor in southern Gujarat. # State government identified 82 links in the DMIC ( which includes Bharuch also) Influenced area to upgrade them into Four lane carriageway offering connectivity between ports, industrial estates, hinterlands, markets and points of agricultural produce. # Dahej Port operated by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), has made significant contribution to facilitate industrial growth in the district. The anchorage is at a distance of 5 km from the old port and 6 km from a proposed container terminal site in Jageshwar, Bharuch. -2- # M/s. ABG Shipyard is developing Ship Building Yard at Jageshwar site. # Many port based industries such as Birla Copper, IPCL have developed heir captive jetties at Dahej Port. # M/s. GCPTCL has developed dedicated Chemical terminal at Dahej. # The first LNG terminal of the country is developed at Dahej by M/s. Petronet LNG Ltd. # Spread over 5,000 hectares of land and with excellent access to entire north west Indian hinterland, Dahej is strategically located at a distance of around 400 km north of Mumbai. # The port has cargo handling capacity of around 22 MMTPA. More than INR 7,000 million (USD 171 million) has been invested in its development. # The presence of existing industrial estates such as Bharuch, Ankleshwar and Panoli has enhanced the location attraciveness of the region. # Commodities handled by the port for import include fertilizers, rock phosphate naphtha, ammonia, coal & coke, propylene, ethylene, copper concentrate, methanol, profane and coconut oil, while the commodities for export include phosphoric acid and soya beans. 1.3 Availability of Minerals : 52 % of the state’s lignite is found in Bharuch. 92 % of silica sand is being produced in the district. There are several mineral based industries in Bharuch district. Crushing units are developed in Jhagadia & Valia taluka. Bricks manufacturing units are in Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Amod & Jambusar Talukas. The Government of Gujarat has envisaged specific policy initiatives to attract investment in mineral exploration and mineral based industries. The policy incorporates steps to increase mineral production and encourage exports of value added minerals. It pays special attention to rare occurring mineral such “ Agate” which is available only in Bharuch district in India. -3- PRODUDCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11 S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones 2010-2011 MAJOR MINERAL 1 Lignite 10,75,874 2 Silica 5,56,968 3 Bal Clay 23,180 MINOR MINERALS 1. Black Trap 2,87,361 2. Sand 25,28,405 3. Bricks 3,26,466 4. Hard murram 91,000 5. Clay 61,58,942 6. Gravel 68,084 SOURCE : DEPT OF MINES & GEOLOGY -4- 1.4 FOREST : Some area of Tehsil Jhagadia is a forest area. Talukawise area under forest is an under : S.No. Name of Taluka Total Forest Area (Hectare) 1 Jhagadia 14,596.13 2 Valia 3,053.30 3 Vagra 5,780.63 4 Bharuch 1.81 5 Ankleshwar 91.05 6 Hansot 983.50 TOTAL 24,506.42 Total Reserved Foest area is 23,338.45 hectares, Unclass Forest is 1161.95 hectares and Projected forest area is 6.02 hectares. 1.5 ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP: For administrative purpose, Bharuch District the district is divided into Eight Strata called Talukas namely; (1) Bharuch (District Head Quarter) (2) Ankleshwar, (3) Valia, (4) Jambusar, (5) Jhagadia, (6) Amod, (7) Vagra and (8) Hansot. The District Collector is the overall administrative head. -5- 2. District at a Glance S.No. Particulars Year Unit Statistics 1 Geographical features (A) Geographical Data i) Latitude 2011 North 21.30’ to 22.00’ ii) Longtude 2011 East 72.45’ to 73.15’ iii) Geographical Area 2011 Hectares 5,25,330 (B) Administrative Units i) Sub Divisions 2011 No. 04 ii) Tehsils 2011 No. 08 iii) Sub-Tehsil 2011 No. - iv) Patwar Circle 2011 No. - v) Panchayat Simitis 2011 No. 18 vi) Nagar Nigam 2011 No. - vii) Nagar Palika 2011 No. 04 viii) Gram Panchayats 2011 No. 543 xi) Revenue Villages 2011 No. 662 x) Assembly Area 2011 No. 05 2. Population (A) Sex-wise i) Male 2011 (Prov.) No. 8,05,945 ii) Female 2011(Prov.) No. 7,44,877 (B) Rural Population 2011(Prov.) No. 10,22,413 3. Agriculture A. Land utilization i) Total Area 2010-11 Hectare 5,24,683.00 ii) Forest cover 2010-11 “ 24,506.42 iii) Non Agriculture Land 2010-11 “ 72,455.00 v) Cultivable Barren Land 2010-11 “ 19,825.00 4. Forest (i) Forest 2010-11 Hectare 23,338.45 5. Livestock & Poultry A. Cattle i) Cows 2007 Nos. 1,21,869 ii) Buffaloes 2007 Nos. 1,53,814 B. Other Livestock i) Goats 2007 Nos. 1,63,671 ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. 9,104 iii) Dogs & Bitches 2007 Nos. 3,769 iv) Railways i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms. 168 V) Roads (a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms. 131.00 (b) State Highway 2010-11 Kms. 743.90 (c ) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms. 16.13 (d) Other district & Rural 2010-11 Kms. 51.71 (e) Rural road/Agriculture 2010-11 Kms. 155.95 Marketing Board Roads -6- (f) Kachacha Road 2010-11 Kms. 210.37 (VI) Communication (a) Telephone connection 2010-11 Nos. 64402 (b) Post Offices 2010-11 Nos. 394 (c ) Telephone Centre 2010-11 Nos. 08 (d) Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 person 150 (e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM 39 (f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. 518 (g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. 534 (h) Mobile 2010-11 No. 1,53,021 (VII) Public Health (a) Allopathic Hospital 2010-11 No. 12 (b) Beds in Allopathic 2010-11 No. 385 Hospitals (C ) Ayurvedic Hospital 2010-11 No. NA (d) Beds in Ayurvedic 2010-11 No. NA Hospital (e) Unani Hospitals 2010-11 No. NA (f) Community health centers 2010-11 No. 14 (g) Primary health centers 2010-11 No. 38 (h) Dispensaries 2010-11 No. 44 (i) Sub Health Centers 2010-11 No. 200 (j) Private hospitals 2010-11 No. 22 (VII) Banking Commercial (a) Commercial bank 2010-11 Nos. 129 (b) Rural Bank Products 2010-11 Nos. 23 (c ) Co-Operative Bank 2010-11 Nos. 47 Products (d) PLDB Branches 2010-11 Nos. 8 (IX) Education (a) Primary Schools 2010-11 Nos. 887 (b) Middle Schools 2010-11 Nos. --- (c ) Secondary & senior 2010-11 Nos. 285 Secondary School (d) Colleges 2010-11 Nos. 15 (e) Technical University 2010-11 Nos. 0 -7- 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District BHARUCH. S.No. Name of Ind. Land Land Prevailing No. No. of No. of No. of Area acquired developed Rate Per of allotted Vacant Units in (In (In Sqm Plots Plots Plots Production hectare) hectare) (In Rs.) 1 Ankleshwar 1661.00 1226.00 1560.00 1891 1876 15 1809 2 Bharuch 82.52 64.65 965.00 195 195 00 195 3 Panoli 1037.76 826.00 1095.00 1117 1105 12 1018 4 Palej 153.88 124.92 395.00 306 301 5 235 5 Jhagadia 1705.00 1300.00 820.00 318 309 9 297 6 Valia 206.00 206.00 --- 10 10 - 9 7 Dahej-1 2700.00 2700.00 --- 142 102 40 38 8 Dahej-2 3107.00 2900.00 1020.00 824 589 235 1 9 Vagra (Mini) 1.53 1.19 55.00 9 6 3 2 10 Vagra(Vilayat) 1028.17 607.38 660.00 70 70 1 12 11 Jambusar 2.24 2.24 55.00 13 13 7 6 Total 11685.10 9958.38 6625.00 4895 4576 327 3622 Source :- GIDC, Ankleshwar. 3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF BHARUCH DISTRICT 3.1 Industry at a Glance Sr.No. Head Unit Particulars 1 REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT No.