 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2021) |
The major industrial centres in India are listed below: [1]
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2021) |
The major industrial centres in India are listed below: [1]
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guntur | Cotton, textiles |
| 2 | Kadapa | Uranium, steel |
| 3 | Kakinada | Textiles, paper, oil and gas |
| 4 | Sri City | Automotive, chemicals, cosmetics, packaging and labelling, consumer products, plastics, electrical components |
| 5 | Vijayawada | Auto components |
| 6 | Visakhapatnam | Steel, ship building, pharmaceutical, fertiliser, coffee, fishing, petrochemical, refining, naval weapons |
| 7 | Nellore | Agriculture, fishing |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dibrugarh | Tea industries, petrochemicals, polymers & oil refineries |
| 2 | Guwahati | Oil refineries, cement, steel strips, pipes |
| 3 | Bongaigaon | Oil refineries |
| 4 | Digboi | Petroleum |
| 5 | Noonmati | Oil refineries |
| 6 | Numaligarh | Oil refineries |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patna | Food processing, textiles, leather, pharmaceutical, cracker, vermillion, handicraft |
| 2 | Gaya | Sugar, lac, cotton textile, leather, handicraft |
| 3 | Barauni | Oil refineries |
| 4 | Bhagalpur | Tusar silk, handicraft |
| 5 | Munger | Gun, cigarette, rail engine repair (Jamalpur) |
| 6 | Katihar | Jute |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhilai | Iron and steel, power generation, cement, chemical, light and heavy industries, railway marshalling yard, fabrication and machining, electronics and electrical works |
| 2 | Raipur | Steel, Iron ore, plywood, containers logistics, paper power generation and cement, agriculture, Ceramic, stone mines, textile retail market, electronic manufacturing cluster |
| 3 | Korba | Aluminium factory, thermal power plant |
| 4 | Raigarh | Coal, iron and steel, power generation, cement, light and heavy industries, rice mills, limestone, dolomite |
| 5 | Bhatapara | Dal mill, rice mill, poha mill, cements, fireworks, limestone |
| 6 | Jagdalpur | Coal, iron and steel |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | Various |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margao | Electrical, ice cream, pharmaceuticals, liquor |
| 2 | Panaji | Iron ore |
| 3 | Cuncolim | Cobalt, nickel and copper |
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| City | Major industrial sector |
|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | Textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, machinery, engineering |
| Surat | Textiles, diamond cutting and polishing, chemicals, steel |
| Vadodara | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering, petrochemicals |
| Rajkot | Auto components, diesel engine, machine tools, jewelry, kitchenware |
| Bhavnagar | Chemicals, salt, shipbuilding |
| Jamnagar | Oil refinery, petrochemicals, chemicals |
| Anand | Dairy, food processing, agriculture |
| Gandhinagar | IT, electronics, biotechnology |
| Bharuch | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles |
| Morbi | Ceramics, tiles, sanitary ware |
| Vapi | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, paper, textiles |
| Valsad | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agriculture |
| Junagadh | Agriculture, minerals, textiles |
| Nadiad | Textiles, agriculture, food processing |
| Mehsana | Dairy, agriculture, chemicals |
| Porbandar | Fishing, chemicals |
| Godhra | Dairy, agriculture, chemicals |
| Navsari | Agriculture, chemicals |
| Surendranagar | Salt, textiles |
| Patan | Agriculture, textiles |
| Amreli | Agriculture, textiles |
| Palanpur | Agriculture, textiles |
| Modasa | Pharmaceuticals, textiles |
| Dahod | Agriculture, textiles, engineering |
| Gandhidham | Port, chemicals, logistics |
| Bhuj | Salt, textiles, handicrafts |
| Ankleshwar | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles |
| Kalol | Pharmaceuticals, textiles, agriculture |
| Sanand | Automobiles, engineering, pharmaceuticals |
| Halol | Automobiles, engineering |
| Kadi | Textiles, engineering |
| Khambhat | Agate industry, chemicals |
| Jetpur | Textiles, engineering |
| Kutch | Salt, handicrafts |
| Mundra | Port, logistics, manufacturing |
| Morbi | Ceramics, tiles, sanitary ware |
| Rajpipla | Agro-based industries, chemicals |
| Dwarka | Fisheries, salt |
| Dholka | Engineering, pharmaceuticals |
| Gandharpur | Textiles, agriculture |
| Bhachau | Salt, textiles |
| Chotila | Textiles, agriculture |
| Dhandhuka | Agriculture, textiles |
| Umargam | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles |
| Padra | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering |
| Jhagadia | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals |
| Kalol | Pharmaceuticals, textiles |
| Savli | Engineering, pharmaceuticals, IT |
| Sachin | Textiles, chemicals |
| Palghar | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals |
| Godhra | Dairy, agriculture, chemicals |
| Vallabh Vidyanagar | Education, engineering |
| Mandvi | Shipbuilding, textiles |
| Halvad | Textiles, agriculture |
| Balasinor | Agriculture, cement |
| Nandesari | Chemicals, pharmaceuticals |
| Pardi | Textiles, agriculture |
| Karamsad | Dairy, agriculture, pharmaceuticals |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panipat | Textiles, fertilizers |
| 2 | Sonipat | Railway coaches, medicine, food manufacturing, auto components |
| 3 | Faridabad | Auto components |
| 4 | Gurugram | Automobiles, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, railways, power utility, IT, auto components |
| 5 | Pinjore | Machine tools |
| 6 | Hisar | Steel |
| 7 | Karnal | Rice, agricultural implements, pharmaceuticals, FMCG |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baddi | FMCG, Pharmaceutical |
| 2 | Nalagarh | Pharmaceutical |
| 3 | Solan | Pharmaceutical |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baramulla | Watches |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bokaro Steel City | Steel, coal, gas, chemicals, cement |
| 2 | Bagjata | Uranium mines |
| 3 | Ranchi | Heavy equipment, heavy industry, steel R&D, chemicals, agro-based industries |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | Iron and steel, automotive, auto components |
| 5 | Dhanbad | Coal, fertiliser, cement |
| 6 | Giridih | Steel, coal, mica |
| 7 | Jharia | Coal, petrochemicals |
| 8 | Jaduguda | Uranium mines |
| 9 | Mohuldih | Uranium mines |
| 10 | Narwapahar | Uranium mines |
| 11 | Rakha | Copper mines |
| 12 | Turamdih | Uranium mines |
| 13 | Kendadih | Copper mines |
| 14 | Ghatsila | Copper refinery |
| 15 | Singhbhum | Mining and mineral extraction |
| 16 | Jhumri Telaiya | Bauxite, quartz, feldspar, tourmaline |
| 17 | Noamundi | Iron Mines |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangalore | Biotechnology, electronics, IT, aircraft |
| 2 | Belagavi (Belgaum) | Hydraulics, heavy tools, automotive exports, aerospace, foundry exports, tires, aluminum works, hand loom and power loom works, heavy forging |
| 3 | Bhadravati | Iron and steel |
| 4 | Channapatna | Wooden toys |
| 5 | Kollegal | Silk |
| 6 | Kolar | Gold |
| 7 | Mysore | Silk |
| 8 | Ballari | Iron and steel |
| 9 | Raichur | Gold, thermal power |
| 10 | Mangalore | Oil refining, petrochemicals, fertilizers, shipping, seafood, fish processing |
| 11 | Tumkur | Aerospace, cotton cloths, woolen blankets, ropes, watches |
| 12 | Hubli | Textiles, manufacturing |
| 13 | Hospet | Iron ore & steel |
| 14 | Dandeli | Paper manufacturing |
| 15 | Kalburgi | Cement manufacturing |
| 16 | Udupi | Seafood |
| 17 | Kodagu | Spices, coffee, coconut, betel nuts |
| 18 | Chickmagalur | Spices, coffee, coconut, betel nuts |
| 19 | Davangere | Textiles, manufacturing |
| 20 | Dharwad | Electronics, textiles, manufacturing, heavy engineering, rice mills |
| 21 | Nelamangala | Food, heavy engineering, automobile, manufacturing engineering, flour mill, polymer manufacturing |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hosdurg | Chemicals, textiles, heavy engineering, locomotives, chemicals, cement, fertilizer, automobile, food processing, liquor, tobacco, betel nuts, auto components, coffee, cattle feed |
| 2 | Palakkad | Railway coaches, heavy engineering, ironworks, copper smelting, aluminum, textiles, defense, fireworks, paper, cement, fertiliser, rice mills, coffee, tea, sugar, leather, plastics, pharmaceuticals, fruit processing (mango, grapes, orange, litchi, guava), match works, timber, clay, tile, glass, machinery, tobacco, automobiles, footwear |
| 3 | Kannur | Hand loom exports, aircraft, electronics, food processing, timber, bricks, cement, rubber, tobacco, coffee, sugar |
| 4 | Kochi | Oil refining, petrochemicals, ship building, IT, iron and steel, electronics, chemicals, spices, seafood, biotechnology, rubber, plastics, automobiles, power, petrochemical |
| 5 | Thiruvananthapuram | Aerospace, biotechnology, IT, medical R&D, chemicals, seafood, coir, textile, electronics, food processing, petroleum, polymers, rubber, leather, gold, pharmaceuticals, timber, fertilizer, automobile, tyre |
| 6 | Thrissur | Gold, biotechnology, IT, timber, textiles, granite, rubber, cement, coir, spices, chemicals, clay, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, paper, printing, fireworks, iron and steel |
| 7 | Kunnamkulam | Paper, coconut, textiles, match works, gold, chemicals, fireworks |
| 8 | Calicut | Textiles, manufacturing, IT, tiles, rubber, granite, bricks, steel, tire, footwear |
| 9 | Perambra | Coconut products (subhiksha), rubber, cocoa, coffee, rice, sugar, fireworks, textiles |
| 10 | Muvattupuzha | Spices, glass, clay, sand, tile, medical equipment, fruit processing (Pineapple, mango and orange), liquor, fireworks, auto components, tires, rubber |
| 11 | Kollam | Cashew, coir, clay, chemicals, seafood, meat, food processing, tobacco, railway, rubber, textiles, match works, tile, glass, radioactive heavy minerals, umbrellas, Industrial machinery manufacturing and supplies, [2] cashew nut processing factory |
| 12 | Thiruvalla | Sugar, clay, leather, drugs, medical equipment, food processing, rubber, chemicals, liquor, mirrors, umbrellas |
| 13 | Kottayam | Rubber, chemicals, fish processing, pharmaceuticals, spices, cocoa, coffee, meat processing, leather, rice, sugar, paper, medical equipment, liquor, printing, Match works, cement, tires, umbrellas |
| 14 | Idukki | Tea, jaggery, spices, coffee, cocoa, fruit processing |
| 15 | Alleppey | Coir, seafood, textiles, rice, sugar, chemicals, tiles, pharmaceuticals, cement, gold, jewellery, coconut, umbrellas, Coastal tourism, Water tourism |
| 16 | Cherthala | Coir, seafood, food processing, cattle feed, heavy electrical, chemicals, railway wagons, steel, rice, paper, gold, match works, glass, tiles, IT, plastics, radioactive heavy minerals, granite, liquor, cement, fireworks |
| 17 | Aluva | Rare earth metals, automobiles, tyres, aluminium, fertiliser, IT, food processing, metals, fireworks, chemicals, hardware, electronics, medical equipment, rice, plastic goods, tile, machinery, detergents, iron and steel, cement, watches, heavy engineering, timber, aircraft repair, auto components, petrochemicals, liquor, clay |
| 18 | Kollam | Cashew, Seafood |
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| No. | Place | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panna | Diamonds | |||
| 2 | Indore | Textiles, IT, automobiles, metal, chemicals, pharma | |||
| 3 | Pithampur | Automobiles, medicine, cotton yarn | 4 | Gwalior | Textiles, Agro processing,Pharma, Rail spring, Edible oil mills, Fertilizer, Cement,Sugar mill, SAIL steel plant etc. |
| 5 | Nepanagar | Newsprint | |||
| 6 | Sirpur | Paper | |||
| 7 | Ujjain | Textile, soybean oil, nylon | |||
| 8 | Dewas | Pharmaceutical, food processing, chemical | |||
| 9 | Nagda | Chemical, fiber | |||
| 10 | Neemuch | Cement, graphite | |||
| 11 | Khandwa | Cotton, textiles | |||
| 12 | Khargaon | Cotton, textile | |||
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navi Mumbai | Silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, chemicals, electronics, electrical, automation, heavy industry, logistics, IT, textiles, MSME |
| 2 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | Automobiles, medicine, electronics, pharmaceuticals, heavy industry, machinery, tools |
| 3 | Mumbai | Petroleum, automobiles, electronics, entertainment, logistics, textiles |
| 4 | Nashik | Automobiles, grapes, pharmaceuticals |
| 5 | Pune | Automobiles, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, IT |
| 6 | Cht. SambhajiNagar (Aurangabad) | Automobiles, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, chemical, electrical |
| 7 | Nagpur | Manufacturing, IT |
| 8 | Chandrapur | Iron and steel, coal, power, paper, chemicals, mining, cement |
| 9 | Ichalkaranji | textiles |
| 10 | Ambarnath | Machine tools |
| 11 | Worli | Baby food |
| 12 | Kolhapur | Sugar, foundry and metal casting, leather, precision machining industry, testing equipment manufacturing industry, textiles, automobile parts manufacturing, food & dairy products, sugar manufacturing equipments, foundry components manufacturing, water pumps, boilers and valves manufacturing, hydraulics, heavy tools, hand loom and power loom works, heavy forging |
| 13 | Sangli | Food & dairy products, sugar, additional grapes wine park, turmeric, cold storages, Machine-Shops(Workshops), foundry-components manufacturing, cutting tools, manufacturing of farming equipments, water-pumps, boilers and valves manufacturing |
| 14 | Jalgaon | Jewellery, chemicals, plastics, petroleum, textiles PVC pipes and fittings, irrigation systems |
| 15 | Ballarpur | Paper, coal, thermal power |
| 16 | Gadchandur | Mining, cement |
| 17 | Warora | Mining, coal, power |
| 18 | Kirloskarwadi | Heavy equipment, heavy engineering |
| 19 | Boisar | Chemical, plastic |
| 20 | Chiplun | Agro, mineral, chemical |
| 21 | AURIC | Heavy equipment, heavy engineering, textile, food, defence, engineering, chemical, electronics |
| 22 | Jalna | Steel, agro |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rourkela | Iron and steel, heavy engineering, coal, paper, petrochemical, refining, naval weapons |
| 2 | Angul | Coal, aluminium, electricity |
| 3 | Kalinga Nagar-Jajpur | Iron and steel, stainless steel |
| 4 | Paradeep | Petroleum & petrochemicals, gas, agrochemicals, fertilizers, Logistics |
| 5 | Khorda - Bhubaneswar | Food & FMCG, textile & apparel |
| 6 | Jharsuguda | Aluminium, steel |
| 7 | Damanjodi - Koraput | Aluminum |
| 8 | Rayagada | Aluminium, paper |
| 9 | Joda | Iron & Manganese Mines |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludhiana | Bicycles, metal fabrication, machine parts, auto components, household appliances, hosiery, apparel, garments, sugar |
| 2 | Amritsar | Printing |
| 3 | Nangal | Fertlisers |
| 4 | Jalandhar | Cast iron casting |
| 5 | Hoshiarpur | Tractors, pressure cookers |
| 6 | Mohali | IT, auto components, tractors |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | Textile |
| 2 | Bhiwadi | Automobiles, auto components, food |
| 3 | Jodhpur | Handicraft and furniture |
| 4 | Jaipur | Pharma, automation |
| 5 | Rawatbhata | Nuclear power plant |
| 6 | Kota | Thermal, textiles, ceramics |
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| 1 | Coimbatore | Manufacturing (engineering procurement and tooling, automotive engineering and components, wet grinders, home appliances, motor pumps, jewelry and gems), IT, textile, aerospace and defence, railways, paper, poultry, retail, E-commerce and hospitality |
| 2 | Trichy | Central railway workshop, OFT (Ordinance Factory Trichy), HAPP (Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project), HEPF (High Energy Projection Factory), BHEL, railway diesel locoshed, fabrication, boilers, defense, aerospace components |
| 3 | Salem | Iron and steel |
| 4 | Chennai | Various |
| 5 | Hosur | Automobiles, electronics, granite, plastics, chemicals |
| 6 | Ambattur | Cycles |
| 7 | Avadi | Tanks |
| 8 | Dindigul | Locks |
| 9 | Ennore | Thermal power |
| 10 | Kalpakkam | Atomic power |
| 11 | Kagithapuram | Paper |
| 12 | Nandambakkam | Surgical instruments |
| 13 | Neyveli | Lignite |
| 14 | Ooty | Film |
| 15 | Perambur | Automotive |
| 16 | Sivakasi | Fireworks, safety matches, printing, packaging |
| 17 | Tiruppur | Textiles and garments |
| 18 | Kudankulam | Nuclear power plant |
| 19 | Sriperumpudur | Automobile manufacturing |
| 20 | Erode | Textiles, powerlooms, leather processing, coir industries, edible oil refineries, dyeing units [3] |
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| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad | Biotechnology, electronics, IT, aerospace, defence, heavy metal fabrication, precision manufacturing, logistics |
| 2 | Warangal | Textile, IT |
| 3 | Karimnagar | Coal |
| 4 | Adilabad | Coal & paper |
| 5 | Nizamabad | Food processing, limestone & granite |
| 6 | Nalgonda | Food processing, limestone & granite |
| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firozabad | Glass and bangle works |
| 2 | Varanasi | Hand-loom, electric fans |
| 3 | Moradabad | Brass utensils |
| 4 | Bareilly | Handicrafts, furniture, matches |
| 5 | Noida | Software, electronic components, mobile phones, automobiles, food processing units, |
| 6 | Kanpur | Defence, leather, chemical, pharmaceuticals, prosthetics, fertiliser, iron and steel, detergents, tobacco, food processing units, plastics, aerospace, textiles, footwear, electronics, power, automobiles |
| 7 | Gajraula | Chemical, food processing units, drugs, fertiliser |
| 8 | Unnao | Chemical, food processing units, leather, quilts |
| 9 | Mirzapur | Carpets |
| 10 | Muzaffarnagar | Sugar, iron and steel |
| 11 | Meerut | Sugar, sports equipment, medical equipment |
| 12 | Saharanpur | Sugar, paper, wood carving |
| 13 | Bulandshahr | Sugar, milk, ceramics/pottery, agriculture |
| 14 | Aligarh | Locks |
| 15 | Lucknow | Sugar, aerospace, automobiles |
| 16 | Raebareli | Railway coaches, cement, thermal power, telephones |
| 17 | Renukoot | Aluminium |
| 18 | Gajraula | Chemical, food processing units, drugs, fertiliser |
| 19 | Unnao | Chemical, food processing units, leather, meat processing units, quilts |
| 20 | Mathura | Petroleum |
| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudrapur | Automobiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, tires, plywood, electronics |
| 2 | Haridwar | Sugar, cement, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, electronics, plastics, packaging |
| No. | Place | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata | IT & BPO, ship builders |
| 2 | Durgapur | Iron and steel, coal, graphite, power, cement, chemicals, heavy engineering, IT |
| 3 | Kharagpur | Chemicals, machinery, heavy metals, automobiles, railways, cement |
| 4 | Haldia | Petrochemical, refinery, industrial chemicals |
| 5 | Darjeeling | Tea |
| 6 | Chittaranjan | Electric locomotives (CLW) |
| 7 | Rupnarayanpur | Cables |
| 8 | Howrah | Jute, light engineering |
| 9 | Dankuni | Warehouse, locomotives, heavy engineering, milk and beverages, biscuits |
| 10 | Rishra | Textile, jute, cotton, heavy engineering |
| 11 | Champdani | Jute, cotton, heavy engineering |
| 12 | Bhadreswar | Jute |
| 13 | Tribeni | Tissue paper |
| 14 | Kalimpong | Tea, wood |
| 15 | Siliguri | Tea, timber, IT |
| 16 | Dalkhola | Maize |
| 17 | Raiganj | Rice |
| 18 | Malda | Mango |
| 19 | Rampurhat | Mining, stone crushing, rice |
| 20 | Suri | Rice, silk, furniture |
| 21 | Shantiniketan | Handicrafts, rice |
| 22 | Baharampur | Silk, sarees, ivory, sholapith, metal, Brass |
| 23 | Jangipur | Tobacco, mulberry |
| 24 | Kalyani | Heavy engineering, pharmaceutical, bio-technology, meat processing, rice |
| 25 | Katwa | Rice, jute, mustard |
| 26 | Bardhaman | Rice, brick, food processing, potato |
| 27 | Asansol | Coal, Iron and steel, Locomotives, heavy engineering, cement, cables |
| 28 | Budge Budge | Petroleum, jute, power |
| 29 | Kanchrapara | Electrical locomotives and workshop, railway coaches, furniture |
| 30 | Halisahar | Jute, pulp, paper |
| 31 | Naihati | Jute, paint |
| 32 | Bhatpara | Jute, paper, battery, heavy engineering |
| 33 | Barrackpore | Jute, rifles, aeronautical, heavy engineering, dry cells, cables |
| 34 | Titagarh | Jute, wagons, paper, steel, heavy engineering |
| 35 | Khardah | Jute, heavy engineering |
| 36 | Panihati | Jute, chemical, heavy engineering, tractor, tobacco |
| 37 | Kamarhati | Jute, paper, heavy engineering, matches, ceramics |
| 38 | Dum Dum | Heavy engineering, guns, bullets, railway wagon, construction equipment |
| 39 | Midnapore | Cultural place, education sector |
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NSE EMERGE is the National Stock Exchange of India's new initiative for small and medium-sized enterprises and startup companies from India. These companies can get listed on NSE without Initial public offering (IPO). This platform helps SMEs and Startups to connect with investors for funding. During August 2019, NSE got the 200th company listed on its SME platform. As of 30 September 2024, 556 companies had listed on the Emerge platform, raising approximately INR 14,145 crore collectively. The First company listed on the SME IPO platform was Thejo Engineering from Chennai and Prizor Viztech was the 500th firm to be listed on the platform.