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    List of Main Small and Cottage Industries Centres in Uttar Pradesh

    Aug 8, 2018, 18:02 IST

    It is often seen that a particular kind of industry flourishes in a particular area or place. The reason for this may be the availability of resources and manpower in those areas. Almost every district of Uttar Pradesh has achieved proficiency in making a particular product. For example, Aligarh is famous for locks, Firozabad is famous for bangles and sports equipment is made in Meerut and Agra.

    Cottage Industries in Uttar Pradesh
    Cottage Industries in Uttar Pradesh

    The Uttar Pradesh government presented a budget of Rs.4,28,384 crore for the year 2018-19. The Tertiary Sector has the highest share (47.1%) in the State Domestic Product of the Uttar Pradesh followed by the Primary Sector (26.9%) and the Secondary Sector (26.0%).

    It is often seen that a particular industry flourishes in a particular area or place. The reason for this may be the availability of resources and manpower in those areas. Almost every district of Uttar Pradesh has achieved proficiency in the manufacturing of a particular product.

    In this article we are providing information about the location of industries in different districts of Uttar Pradesh.  The location of these industries is very essential because many objective types of questions are asked in the different exams conducted in the state.

    The location of different Small and Cottage industries in Uttar Pradesh is as follows;

     S.N.

         Industry Name

         Centre Name

     1.

     Clay Toys

     Agra

     2.

     Biscuits

     Modinagar, Agra and Aligarh

     3.

     Perfume and fragrant oil

     Kanauj, Ghajipur, Jaunpur, Lucknow and Allahabad

     4.

     Carpet construction

     Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, Etawah, Mirzapur

     5.

     Floor cloth

     Agra, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Bareilly, Saharanpur

     6.

     Matchbox Industry

     Bareilly, Saharanpur, Allahabad, Meerut

     7.

     Soap Industry

     Kanpur, Agra, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut

     8.

     Furniture Industry

     Hathras, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Bareilly

     9.

     Handloom and cotton textiles

     Meerut, Deoband, Dhampur,  Secunderabad, Tanda

     10.

     Cigarette Industry  

     Saharanpur, Ghaziabad

     11.

     Paint-and-Varnish Industry

     Kanpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Modinagar

     12.

     Torch Manufacturing

     Lucknow

     13.

     Medicine Manufacturing

     Kanpur, Jhansi, Lucknow, Saharanpur

     14.

     Faucet Pipe

     Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow

     15.

     Ceramic utensils

     Khurja, Allahabad

     16.

     Manufacturing of paper by hand

     Mathura, Kalpi and kagji Sarai

     17.

     Iron Weights

     Saharanpur, Agra

     18.

     Brass statues

     Mathura

     19.

     Brass locks, Pliers, Knives, Scissors

     Hathras, Mathura, Aligarh, Meerut

     20.

     Brass pot

     Varanasi, Mirzapur, Farrukhabad, Hathras

     21.

     Sports equipment

     Agra and Meerut

     22.

     Wooden toys

     Lucknow and Varanasi

     23.

     Cane sticks

     Bareilly

    Some other essential facts about the industries of Uttar Pradesh are as follows;

    1. After the agriculture the handloom industry is the largest industry in the Uttar Pradesh

    2. Number of approved Special Economic Zones in Uttar Pradesh is 24.

    3. Uttar Pradesh's main industrial city is Kanpur.

    4. Uttar Pradesh is the second most sugar producing state in India after Maharashtra.

    5. Uttar Pradesh is third largest cotton textile producing state in India and there are 60 cotton mills in the state.

    Uttar Pradesh is at the top spot in India in the production of these goods;

    1. Wheat Production

    2. Total Food Production

    3. Total milk production

    4. Total sugarcane production

    5. Total animal wealth production

    6. Total potato production

    7. Total coverage of rail track

    8. Number of bank branches

    9. Number of Post Offices

    The above mentioned facts are very important for the different competitive exams to be held in Uttar Pradesh. So it is very important to remember the location of all the industries mentioned in the list.

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    Hemant Singh is an academic writer with 7+ years of experience in research, teaching and content creation for competitive exams. He is a postgraduate in International
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