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| Geographical Area | 17,048 Sq.Km. |
| Normal Rainfall | 579 mm. |
| Taluka | 13 Nos. |
| Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) | 2,275 Rs. |
| Population (1991 Census) Total | 3,373 |
| Male | 1,731 |
| Female | 1,642 |
| Density (Per Sq.Km.) | 198 |
| Literacy (1991 Census) | 61.03 % |
| Live Stocks(Husbandry) | 2,159 |
| Live Stocks(Poultry) | 1,603 |
| Growth Centres: | The growth centres are planned by the State Government in
the district at (1) Shrirampur (2) Nevasa (3) Parner.
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| Mini Industrial Areas: | Akola, Pathardi, Karjat, Shegaon, Jumkhed and Shrigonda. |
| Commercial Banks | 201 |
Transport & Communication
| Railway Length | 197 Kms. |
| National Highway Length | 60 Kms. |
| State Highway Length | 1,139 Kms. |
| Post & Telegraph Offices | 710 Nos. |
Industry
| Sugar Factories | 20 |
| Spinning Mills | 2 |
| Registered Factories | 534 |
| Number of Industrial Estates Established | 4 |
| Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-93) | 4,504 |
| Joint Stock Companies (as on 31-3-92) | 239 |
| MIDC Industrial Areas | 11 |
Industrial Areas in Ahmednagar District
| Name of the Area | Area (Ha) | Total No. of Plots (Ha) | Plots Alloted No. | Plots Under Use No. | plots Under Const. No. | Sheds Built up No. | Sheds Alloted No. |
| Major Industrial Area (functioning) Ahmednagar | 959.10 | 910 | 755 | 526 | 31 | 70 | 68 |
| Growth Center (functioning)
Srirampur
| 442.98 | 245 | 146 | 30 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Mini Industrial Area (functioning)Rahuri | 10.00 | 55 | 49 | - | - | - | - |
Industrial Opportunities
Industries having scope for further expansion in the district are:
- Food Products;
- Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco Products;
- Cotton Textiles;
- Wool, Silk and Synthetic Fibre Textiles;
- Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and
Allied Industries;
- Chemicals and Chemical Products except products of
Petroleum and Coal;
- Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
- Basic Metals and Alloys Industries;
- Metal Products and parts except Machinery and Transport
Equipments;
- Electrical Machinery, Apparatus, Appliances, Supplies
and Parts;
- Transport Equipments and Parts;
- Other Manufacturing Industries;
- Electricity;
- Water Works and Supply; and
- Repair Services.
Specific industries which can be set up in the district are
dairy, fruits and vegetable processing, cotton ginning, spinning
and weaving, oil mills, banana powder, cattle feed, hardboard
from cotton stalk, surgical cotton, poultry feed, dal mills,
agricultural equipments, sugar and its by products, carbonised
drinks, banana fibres, solvent extraction, paints and varnishes,
industrial and scientific instruments, industrial machinery,
engineering and automobile ancillaries, electrical goods,
electronic items, sweet water fish and piggery.
Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the
district as on 31-3-93.
No. of Areas:
| Major | 1 |
| Mini | 7 |
| Growth Centre | 3 |
No. of Plots:
| Developed | 1210 |
| Alloted | 936 |
| Available | 274 |
Industries Set up
| No | 320 |
| Investment (Rs. mln) | 741.2 |
| Employment | 9665 |
Incentives
| Category of incentive | Taluks |
| Group A | ---------- |
| Group B | Ahmednagar, Kopargaon,
Sangamner, Srirampur.
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| Group C | Akola, Rachuri. |
| Group D | Karjat, Pathardi,
Sheogaon, Srigonda.
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| Group D+ | Jamkhed, Newase, Parner. |
Fisheries
| Coastline | Kms. | NIL |
| Production | Tonnes | 470 |
Medical Facilities
| Hospitals | 84 |
| Primary Health Centres | 88 |
| Sub Centres | 485 |
| Dispensaries | 273 |
Educational Facilities
| Primary Schools | 2,634 |
| Secondary Schools | 340 |
| Higher Secondary Schools | 76 |
| Colleges | 22 |
| Industrial Technical Instt. | 13 |
| Engineering Colleges | 5 |
Source :
- Directorate of Economics & Statistics;
- Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
- Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities
and challenges, MEDC.
N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998
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