lR;eso t;rs Government of India Ministry of MSME BBrriieeff IInndduussttrriiaall PPrrooffiillee ooff WASHIM District 2015-16 Carried out by MMSSMMEE-Development Institute (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,) CCGGOO Complex, Block ‘C’, Seminary Hills, Nagpur-440006 Phone: 0712-2510046, 2510352 Fax: 0712- 2511985 e-mail:[email protected] Web- msmedinagpur.gov.in 1 2 Brief Industrial Profile of WASHIM District 1. General Characteristics of the District: For the purpose of administrative conveyance, the district is divided into 6 Tahsils and 6 Panchayat Samities. According to the 2001 Census, there was 493 Gram Panchayats for the purpose of Rural Development. The main crop grown in the district is Jower & cotton. Washim district stretches over an area of 5196 Sq. Km. In the terms of area; the district constitutes 1.65% of the total area of the Maharashtra State. Total population of the district according to 2001 census was 1020216 out of which 526094 were males and 494122 were females. Of the total population, 82.32% is residing in rural area and 17.56% is residing in urban area. The density of the population according to the 2001 census was 196 persons /Sq. Km. 1.1 Location & Geographical Area: Washim is a fairly small district towards the southern center of Maharashtra State. Surrounded by Akola and Amravati on its north, Yavatmal on its east and south, Hingoli on its south and Buldhana on its west, it is on the western end of the Vidharbha region. Connectivity: There are two main roads that cross the district: Washim – Akola and Jalna – Amravati – Nagpur. The Khandva – Purna (on which Washim is a station) and Murtijapur – Yavatmal (on which Karanja is a station) rail routes also go through the district. 1.2 Topography: Climate here is extreme and dry, with temperatures ranging from more than 45oC in the summer to less than 10oC in the winter. Large area of the district lies in the Painganga River basin, which is the district’s principal river. This river enters Washim from neighbouring Buldhana district in Risod taluka and joins the southern boundary of Washim. Other important rivers include Kaas, Chandrabhaga, Arunavati, Adan, Pus, Katepurna and Bembala. Karanja, Mangarulpir and Washim talukas have a large number of wells, and most of the district’s irrigation is through wells and rivers. Adan, located at Pimpri-Barhata in Karanja taluka is the district’s largest irrigation project. Other medium and small scale irrigation projects in the district are Ekburji in Washim, Motsangavi in Mangarulpir, Giroli in Manora and Sonal and Adol in Malegaon talukas. 3 Cotton is the most important cash crop with the largest area under cultivation, followed by sorghum. Within the district, Washim taluka has the largest area under cotton cultivation. Washim is the largest producer of sorghum along with Malegaon and Mangarulpir. Risod, Washim and Manora talukas are also wheat producers. Green Chickpea is also cultivated on a large scale in Mangarulpir. Other crops include sugarcane, oranges and betel leaf. Washim, Risod and Karanja have orange orchards. The area under cultivation of sugarcane is also growing in the district. Industries: The district being a producer of cotton, industrial activity is largely cotton-based, like the handloom industry which dates back to ancient times. In Mangarulpir, the cloth industry uses hand spun thread to make khadi. The only sugar factory in the district, Shri Balaji Cooperative Sugar Factory, is situated at Masalpen in Risod. There is a chemical fertilizer factory in Washim. Dhanaj in Karanja has a domestic LPG gas filling unit. Almost every taluka in the district has ginning-pressing mills. Other industries include leather-goods, toys and other products from wood, nylon rope, silk thread production, dal mills and oil mills. Agriculture is the main activity in this region. Some of the main crops that are grown in this very place include jowar, cotton, bajra, wheat, rice, tur and mango.Cotton, bajra, tur, wheat, jowar, mango, sugarcane and rice are the main crops of Washim District. 1.3 PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2014-15 There is no major mineral in Washim district. S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in Lacs tones 2014-2015 MAJOR MINERAL 1. No Major mineral MINOR PRODUCTION in MT 2014-2015 1. Sand Data not available for minor mineral 2. Murum 3. Gitti 4. Reti 5. 4 1.4 FOREST Most of the district is either hilly and flat and covered by forest. Forests can be found in some parts of Malegaon, Washim, Mangarulpir and Manora talukas. Forests have trees of species like teak, Ain (Terminalia alata), Khair (Acacia catechu) and Anjan (Hardwickia binata), animals like deer, blue antelope, leopard and monkeys and bird species like peacocks and wild fowl. Some parts of the district are sparse forests of Babhul (Acacia nilotica). 1.5 Administrative set up. In Washim District there is 2 subdivisionWashim, and Mangrulpir. Washim District divided into 6 tahsils or talukas namely, Malegaon, Washim, Risod, Manora, Mangrulpir, Karanja. 2. District at a glance S. Particular Year Unit Statistics No 1 Geographical features (A) Geographical Data i) Latitude 19.61 to 21.16 ii) Longitude 76.70 to 77.40 iii) Geographical Area Sq. KM 5196 (B) Administrative Units i) Sub divisions 2 ii) Tehsils 2011 06 iii) Villages 789 iv) Patwar Circle NA v) Panchayat Simitis 6 vi)Nagar Nigam 0 vii) Nagar Parishad 4 viii) Gram Panchayats 493 xi) Revenue villages 789 x) Assembly Area 3 2. 5 (A) Sex-wise i) Male 2001 Nos. 526094 ii) Female 2001 ,, 494122 (B) Rural Population 2001 ,, 841771 3. A. Land utilization i) Total Area 2007-08 Thousand 514 Hectare ii) Forest cover 2007-08 “ 35 iii) Non Agriculture Land 2007-08 “ 8 v) cultivable Barren land 2007-08 “ 18 4. (i) Forest 2010-11 Sq. KM 330.95 5. A. Cattle i) Cows 2007 Nos. 302917 ii) Buffaloes 2007 ,, 82054 B. Other livestock i) Goats 2007 ,, 186131 ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. NA iii) Chicken & Duck 2007 ,, NA iv) Railways i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 51 V) Roads (a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms 0 (b) State Highway 2010-11 Kms 570 (c) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms 445 (d) Other District Roads 2010-11 Kms 798 (e) Rural road 2010-11 Kms 949 (f) Kachcha Road 2010-11 Kms NA (VI) Communication (a) Telephone connection 2010-11 Nos. 10062 (b) Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 164 (c) Telephone center 2010-11 Nos. NA (d )Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 NA person (e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM. NA (f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. NA (g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. 484 (h) Mobile 2010-11 No. NA (VII) Public Health 6 (a) Hospital 2010-11 No. 8 (b) Beds in Allopathic No. 432 hospitals (c) Ayurvedic Hospital No. NA (d) Beds in Ayurvedic No. NA hospitals (e) Unani hospitals No. NA (f) Community health No. NA centers (g) Primary health No. 25 centers No. 11 (h) Dispensaries No. 153 (i) Sub Health Centers No. NA (j) Private hospitals No. NA (k) Maternity Home (VIII) Banking (a) Commercial Bank Nos. 35 (b) Rural Bank Products Nos. 19 (c) Cooperative bank Nos. 36 Products (d) PLDB Branches Nos. 03 (IX) Education (a) Primary school Nos. 987 (b) Middle schools Nos. NA (c) Secondary & senior Nos. 381 secondary schools (d) Colleges Nos. 47 (e) ITI Nos. 07 7 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District Washim as on 31/03/2016. S. Name of Land Land Prevaili No of No of No of No. of No. Ind. Area acquired developed ng Rate Plots allotted Vacant Units in (In (In Per Plots Plots Producti hectare) hectare) Sq.m. on (In Rs.) 1 Washim 215.71 215.71 75/- 97 40 57 3 vikas kendra 2 Risod 11.49 11.49 0 0 0 0 0 laghu 3 Malegaon 20.8 20.8 30/- 3 3 0 1 lagju 4 Manora 14.77 14.77 30/- 4 4 0 2 laghu 5 Mangarur 7.81 7.81 30/- 35 0 35 0 pir laghu total 270.58 270.58 -- 139 47 92 6 3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF DISTRICT WASHIM 3.1 Industry at a Glance Sr Head Unit Particulars No 1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NO. 1279 UNIT 2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 1279 3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & NO. 04 LARGE UNIT 4. ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF NO. DAILY WORKER EMPLOYED 4213 IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES 5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE NO. 478 AND MEDIUM INDUSTRIES 8 6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA NO. 05 7. TURNOVER OF SMALL IN LACS 3172 SCALE IND. 8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & IN LACS 1132 LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES 3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT REGISTERED (lakh Rs.) UNITS Up to 1984-85 Information up to 2001-2002 is not available 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-2002 Information up to 2001-2002 is not available 2002-03 13 244 100.83 2003-04 4 29 14.00 9 2004-05 18 187 14.00 2005-06 14 187 120.00 2006-07 41 257 240.00 2007-08 34 222 351.00 2008-09 36 219 178.00 2009-10 169 662 268.45 2010-11 28 228 513.50 2011-12 17 244 348.00 2012-13 13 218 667.45 2013-14 95 541 354.55 2014-15 156 679 332.84 2015-16 (up to 431 2176 2841.11 Sept 2015) 3.3 DETAILS OF MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS IN THE DISTRICT District: washim, Month: AUG 2015 Categor Cumulative since inception upto the end of reporting month y No. of enterprises Employment Investment P & M Production capacity generation (lakhs) (lakh) Mfg Servic Tota Mfg. Servic Tota Mfg. Servic Total Mfg. Servic Total . e l e l e e Micro 1,15 4,24 5,30 2523. 3146. 2349. 2759. 761 395 1,060 622.75 410.5 6 2 2 7 5 3 8 Small 1076. 118 1 119 654 3 657 1066 10.5 10936 1556 12492 5 Medium 1 0 1 25 0 25 765 0 765 400 0 400 Large 9400. 9400. 3 0 3 453 0 453 0 18802 0 18802 Scale 9 9 Total 883 396 1279 5374 1063 6437 13756 633.25 14389 32487 1967 34454 10
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