Tapi - District Profile

Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 - District Profile : Tapi

2. Table of Contents
1.Tapi –An Overview
2.Economy and Industry Profile
3.Industrial Locations
4.Infrastructure
5.Social Infrastructure
6.Investment Opportunities

3. Tapi–An Overview

4. Tapi -Introduction
Locatedinthesouthernpartof
Gujarat.
On27
th
September2007,thedistrict
ofSuratwasbifurcatedintotwonew
districts,viz.Suratdistrictwithits
headquarteratSuratandTapidistrict
withitsheadquarteratVyara.
ThenewlyconstitutedTapidistrict
consistsoffivetalukasviz.Vyara,
Songadh,Uchchal,NizarandValod.
Nizer
Surat
Hazira Port
Kamrej
Bardoli
Palsana
Choryasi
Mandvi
Mangrol
Olpad
Umarwada
Valod
Uchhal
Songadh
Vyara
Mahua
Tapi
Surat
District Map of Surat& Tapi

5. Tapi -Introduction
VyaraandSongadhinTapidistrictare
knownfordenseforestswithamajor
productionofbamboos.
FocusIndustrySectors:
Agro-basedindustries
Textiles
Keytouristdestinations:Fortof
Songadh,Gaumukh,DosvadaDam,
HindustanBridge,TapiRiverandUkai
Dam.
District Map of Tapishowing the five Talukas
Nizar
UchhalSongadh
Vyara
Valod

6. Tapi–Demography
Geographical Location
73.5°to 74.23 °East (Longitude)
21.0 °to 21.23 °North (Latitude)
Temperature
45 °Centigrade (Maximum)
10 °Centigrade (Minimum)
Average Rainfall 1926 mm
Rivers Tapi, Midoda, Purnaand Ambika
Area 3434.64 Sq Km
District Headquarter Vyara
Talukas(Blocks) 5
Population (as per 2001 Census) 7,19,634
Population Density 210 persons per Sq Km
Sex Ratio 996 females per 1000 males
Literacy Rate 57.05 %
Languages Gujarati and Hindi
Seismic Zone Zone III (Moderate damage risk zone)
Source: Socio-Economic Review, Gujarat, 2009-2010

7. Economy and Industry Profile

8. Agriculture
Theeconomyofthedistrictispredominantlydependentonagriculture.
Theproductionvalueandtheareaundercultivationforvariousfoodandnon-
foodcropsinTapiduringtheyear2008-09areshownbelow:
Theproductionvalueandtheareaundercultivationforvarioushorticulture
cropsinTapifortheyear2009-10areasshownbelow:
Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat
Crop Area (in ha) Production (in MT)
Fruit 5,704 1,20,733
Vegetable 10,720 1,49,130
Spices 2,390 20,120
Flower 345 2,883
Crop Area (in ha)Production (in MT)
Cereals 57,300 88,300
Pulses 21,700 13,600
Oilseed 9,000 18,000
Cotton
(Lint)
5,000 10,700

9. Minerals
Major minerals are not present in significant quantities in the
district.
Tapihowever is a major source of minor minerals like black
trap and sand.
Mineral-based industries in Tapi:
Mainly stone crushing units
Source: Commissionerate of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat, 2009-10

10. Major Industries
Thereare7mediumandlargeindustrieslocatedinTapidistrict.
Thedetailsoftheseindustriesareasshowninthefollowing
table.
Name of Company Taluka Product
MozzaterraTiles Pvt. Ltd. Vyara Cement Mosaic Tiles
UkaiPradesh SahkariKhandUdyogMandli Vyara Sugar
DeeprekhaImpexPvt. Ltd. Nizar Textiles
ShriGovardhanSugar Industries Nizar Sugar
ValodPradesh SahkariKhandUdyogMandliLtd.Valod Sugar
ViniTextiles Valod Textiles
J KPaper Ltd. SongadhPaper
Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2010

11. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Thereareabout27MSMEsfunctioninginTapidistrict.
Ofthem,8aretextile-based,11aresugarandforest-based,6are
mineral-basedand2unitsareotherindustries.
Taluka-wisedistributionoftheseMSMEsisshownbelow:
Taluka No. ofMSMEs
Vyara 11
Valod 3
Uchchal 1
Songadh 8
Nizar 4
Total 27
Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2010

12. Industrial Locations

13. Industrial Estates
Source: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Government of Gujarat, 2010
Four(4)IndustrialEstatesset
upbyGujaratIndustrial
Development Corporation
[GIDC]arelocatedinTapi
districtatthefollowing
locations:
1.Doswada
2.Ukai
3.Vyara
4.Songadh
Map showing GIDC estates in Tapi

14. Infrastructure

15. Road and Rail Connectivity
Road
Tapiiswell-connectedwithvariouslocationswithinthestateandoutside
throughanetworkofnationalandstatehighways.
Connectivitytometros:Suratatadistanceof62kmfromVyara,tobe
coveredbyNH6,connectstoMumbaiandDelhi.SurattoMumbai(307
KM)/Delhi(1034KM)viaNH8.
Rail
AlmostallthetalukasofTapiarewellconnectedthroughrailnetwork.
Vyaraiswell-connectedwithValsad,VapiandMumbaitowardssouthand
withBharuch,VadodaraandAhmedabadinthenorth.

16. Power Supply Network
Tapihasawelldevelopednetworkofsub-stationsandpowerstationsinthe
districttocatertotherequirementsofelectricityforindustrialandresidential
purpose.
Therearetwopowerstationsinthedistrict(onethermalandonehydroat
Ukai)anda400KVsub-stationatUkai.
Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, 2010
TapiPower Supply Network Legend

17. Water Supply
Watersupplyforindustrialpurposesinthedistrictcanbe
availedfromthreemainsources,vizGujaratWaterSupply
andSewerageBoard(GWSSB),IrrigationCanalandSardar
SarovarProject.
Source: SardarSarovarNarmada Nigam Ltd, 2010

18. Social Infrastructure

19. Education
Thedistricthas905schoolsproviding
primary,secondaryandhigher
secondaryeducation.
Theinstitutionsimpartingspecialized
educationarelimitedinnumber.
Thereareonlytwocollegesand5ITIs
(IndustrialTrainingInstitutes)inthe
district.
Educational
Institutes
Total
Primary Schools 805
Secondary
Schools
83
Higher
Secondary
Schools
17
Colleges* 2
Industrial
Education
Centers
5
* One Arts and Commerce college and one
BCA college located in Vyara.
Source: District Panchayat, Tapi, 2010

20. Healthcare
Tapihasapresenceofafew
specializedhospitalstoprovide
secondaryand tertiarycare
services.
Thereare6communityhealth
centers,28primaryhealthcenters,
30hospitalsanddispensariesinthe
district.
10ofthe28primaryhealthcenters
areoperatingonPPPbasis.
A primary health centre in Tapi
A Community Health Centre in Tapi
Source: District Panchayat, Tapi, 2010

21. Tourism
Someoftheimportanttouristdestinationsin
Tapiare:FortofSongadh,Gaumukh,Dosvada
Dam,HindustanBridge,TapiRiver,andUkai
Dam.
Otherreligioustouristdestinationsare:
RokadiaHanumanMandir,Parsuramjiand
SuryatapeshwarMandir,KalyanraijiMandir,
GayatrimataMandir,SaibabaMandir,Firangi
Mataji-JalaramMandir,MariMataMandir.
SongadhFort
UkaiDam
Source: District Panchayat, Tapi, 2010

22. Investment Opportunities

23. Investment Opportunities
Agro-based industries
Sugar manufacturing
Paper-based industries
Textiles
Modern spinning with captive power generation
Manufacturing of fabrics
Modern energy efficient textile processing

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