Most important industry in terms of
employment and production of export goods. In
Maharashtra (Mumbai, Sholapur, Pune, Kolhapur,
Satara, Wardha, Hajipur), Gujarat (Ahmedabad,
Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar), Tamil Nadu
(Coimbatore Manchestor of South India). Tamil
Nadu has the largest number of cotton textile
mills in India
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Jute
India manufactures the largest quantity of
jute goods in the world. Mainly located in West
Bengal, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, UP,
MP
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Silk Textile
The location of silk industry is governed by
two factors - prevalence of sericulture
practices and availability of skilled labour.
Karnataka is the leading producer, followed by
West Bengal, Bihar, etc
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Woollen Textiles
In Punjab (Dhariwal, Amritsar, Ludhiana,
Ferozpur), Maharashtra (Mumbai), UP (Kanpur,
Mirzapur, Agra, Tanakpur), etc
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Iron and steel
Located near the sources of raw materials
and fuel (coal). In Jamshedpur (Jharkhand),
Durgapur, Burnpur (W.B.), Bhadrwati (Karnataka),
Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela (Orissa), Bhilai (Chhatisgarh),
Salem (T.N.), Vishakhapatnam (A.P.)
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Aluminium Smelting
Located mainly near the sources of raw
materials, means of transport and cheap
electricity. In Hirakud, Koraput (Orissa),
Renukoot (UP), Korba (MP), Ratnagiri
(Maharashtra), Mettur (TN), Alwaye
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Copper Smelting
In Khetri, Alwar, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan),
Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Agnigundala (A.P.)
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Heavy Machinery Machine Tools Industry
In Ranchi, Vishakapattnam, Durgapur,
Tiruchirapalli, Mumbai, Naini it forms the basis
for the manufacturing of industrial, defence
equipments, automobiles, railway engines and
electrical machinery. In Bangalore, Pinjore
(Haryana), Kalamassery (Kerala), Hyderabad,
Secunderabad, Srinagar, Ajmer.
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Heavy Electrical Equipments
Power generation equipments. In Bhopal,
Tiruchirapalli, Jammu, Ramchandrapuram
(Hyderabad), Hardwar, Bangalore, and Jagdishpur
(UP).
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Railway Equipments
Locomotives: In Chittaranjan (WB), Varanasi,
Jamshedpur, Bhopal.
Coaches: Perambur(TN), Kapurthala (Punjab), also
at Bangalore and Kolkata.
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Ship Building
Hindustan Shipyard at Vishakhapatnam, Cochin
Shipyard, Mumbai (Mazgaon Dock) and Kolkata
(Garden Reach Workshop). For Indian Navy, only
at Mazgaon
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Cycles
In Mumbai, Asansol, Sonepat, Delhi, Chennai,
Jalandhar and Ludhiana
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Tractors
At Faridabad, Pinjore, Delhi, Mumbai,
Chennai
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Fertilizers
The location of fertilizer industry is
closely related to petro-chemicals. About 70% of
the plants producing nitrogenous fertilizers use
naphtha as raw material Naphtha is a by-product
of oil refiners. Phosphate plants are dependent
on mineral phosphate found in UP and MP. Now
natural gas based fertilizer plants are also
being set up. The Fertilizer Corporation of
India (FCL) was setup up in 1961. National
Fertilizer Limited (NFL) was set up in 1974. In
Sindri (Bihar), Nangal, Trombay, Gorakhpur,
Durgapur, Namrup, Cochin, Rourkela, Neyveli,
Varanasi, Vadodara, Vishakhapattnam, Kota and
Kanpur
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Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
Antibiotics are prepared at Pimpri and
Rishikesh. The Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Limited has 5 plants at Hyderabad, Rishikesh,
Chennai, Gurgaon and Muzaffarpur. A number of
other units are concentrated in Mumbai, Baroda,
Delhi, Kolkata and Kanpur.
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Pesticides
Delhi and Alwaye
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Sugar Industry
UP, Maharashtra, AP, TN, Karnataka and Bihar
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Aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics India Ltd. Was formed
by merging two aircraft factories at Bangalore
and Kanpur. Four other factories are at Nasik,
Hyderabad, Koraput (Orissa), Lucknow