Kolar District Profile

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DISTRICT PROFILE - KOLAR

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Overview

Location & connectivity

Fact file

Industry profile

Agriculture profile

Horticulture profile

Dairy profile

Sericulture profile

Public investment in the district

List of abbreviations and references

Physical infrastructure

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Contacts

District Profile - Kolar

Location & Connectivity

Airports:

Bangalore International Airport is at a distance of 100 Kms

Hyderabad International Airport is located within 600 km

Ports:

Mangalore port is located within 500 km

Chennai sea port is at a distance of 330 km

Bangalore

To Chennai

AIRPORTPORT

Belgaum

HubliBellary

Karwar

Mangalore

Mysore

Hyderabad

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Fact file

40C Max

14C Min

760 mm

2727 ft above MSL

Temperature

Rainfall

Average Elevation

Sericulture

Dairy

Agriculture

Horticulture

Food Processing

Tourism

Industries

1.54 Million

Population

SOIL TYPE

Red sandy loam Red sandy

Mixed soil

TALUKS

Two Agro-climatic Zones

74.33%

Literacy Rate

Kolar

District Headquarters

3969 sq. km

District Area

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Kolar

Bangarpet

Malur

Mulbagal

Srinivaspur

Industry profile

chemical, 2

engg, 6

others, 16

Bangarpet Talukchemical, 2

engg, 2

others, 26

Kolar taluktextile , 1 chemical, 11

engg, 9

others, 112

Malur Taluk

There are 194 factories in the district employing about 23000 workers

Kolar has a stone carving cluster in Shivarpatna and a dyeing and printing (silk) cluster in Kolar

Kolar has in-principle approved SEZ for Free Trade Warehousing Zone coming up in Mojesiddanahalli village.

The Government of Karnataka proposes a Food Processing Industrial Zone in Kolar

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No. of factories

Small Scale Industries in the region

Number of Small Scale units registered under District Industrial Centre

5

6

6

7

8

8

9

11

11

15

19

28

48

111

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Leather

Electrical & Electronics

Chemicals

Textiles

Automobiles

Ferrous and Non Ferrous

Paper and Printing

Food and Intoxicants

Rubber and Plastics

Mechanical Engineering

Others

Glass and Ceramics

Wood

Job works and Repairs

Kolar has 13,848 registered MSME units accounting for an investment of INR 4962.1 Million

The MSME sector provides employment to about 88,489 people

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Agriculture Profile

Area under cultivation 195, 000 hectares

Agro climatic classification Eastern Dry Zone

Major Crops

Ragi, maize, rice and millets

Tur, Horse gram, Avare, Green gram

Groundnut, Sunflower, Castor, Niger, mustard.

Sugar Cane (cash crop)

Scope

Improving ground water conditions by rain water harvesting and proper management of tanks will improve agricultural yield

Developing Kolar into a Food Processing Industrial Zone will generate alternate rural employment opportunities

marginal61%

small24%

semi medium

11%

medium4%

large0%

% of Farmers based on land size

78693

2248413170

132084

9206 8469

Cereals pulses oilseeds

Major Agriculture crops

Area under cultivation (in Hectares) Production (in Tonnes)

marginal24%

small28%

semi medium

25%

medium18%

large5%

Farm type based on land size

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Vegetable Crops60%

Fruit Crops38%

Flowers1%

Plantations1%

Production (% share)

Horticulture profile

Area under cultivation 43% of total cultivable area

Production in 2008 -09 1,474,813metric tonnes

High Potential Crops

Potato, Tomato, Onion, Beans, Green chillies, Khol crops, Carrot, Radish and Beetroot

Mango, Banana, Guava, Sapota, Grapes

Marigold, Jasmine, Chrysanthamum, Rose

Coconut, Beetle-wine, Cashew

Opportunities

Scope for export oriented cultivation and processing of fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Scope for investment in export oriented food processing units supported by the proposed Government food park and FTWZ

Kolar is ranked as No 1 in productivity and yield of horticultural crops by the Government

Kolar has a horticulture college to improve knowledge support to horticultural farmers

Tomato processing unit and Mango resource center are planned in Kolar District

Value of yield 2008 - 09 INR 13855.4Million

Vegetable Crops33%

Fruit Crops55%

Flowers1%

Plantations11%

Area (in Hectares)

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Dairy profile

No of milch bovine 292,900 bovines

Annual Production 0.7 Millionlitres

Prominent Player Kolar District Milk Co - operative

Bangarpet7%

Kolar27%

Malur14%

Mulbagal27%

Srinivasapura25%

Permanent Pastures (Hectares)

Indigenous31%

Cross Breed52%

Buffaloes17%

% of bovine in Kolar based on breed

2.393

5.83

7.65

State Average District Average

Average Milk Production (litres/day)

Indegenious Cross Breed

Prominent Breeds Jersey and Holstein Friesian

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Sericulture Profile

Area under mulberry crop 12,430hectares

No of sericulturalists 21,276 families

Strengths

Cocoon productivity in Kolar is 749 Kg/Ha as against state average of 601 Kg/Ha

Small farmers with a land holding of 0.4 hectare can generate an annual income of INR 60,000/-

Kolars earnings from Sericulture is expected to grow by 28% in 5 years

Opportunities

Emphasis is on shifting from low yield multivoltine breeds to bivoltine breeds.

Expansion of Mulberry cultivated area and introduction of varieties like V1 and S36 will boost production and yield

Total Income generated INR 1603.0 Million

830944

1232

979 959

Bangarpet Kolar Malur Mulbagal Srinivasapura

productivity - cocoons per Hectare (Kg/ Ha)

256

659

165

274249

Bangarpet Kolar Malur Mulbagal Srinivasapura

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Value of Silk (INR Million)

Physical Infrastructure

While power generation is receiving continuous boost from time to time, power transmission is efficiently managed by Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited.

Kolar has a solar power unit with a capacity of 3 MW in Yelasandra. This is the biggest solar power unit in India.

POWER

The only seasonal river in the district is Palar which flows across Kolar district.

The ground water level has dropped to alarming proportions that immediate measures are required to restore water table. This can be done by connecting network of tanks in Palar basin

Desalting, Contour bunding, check dams are also planned to improve the water tableWATER

Kolar has 3539 primary schools, 266 High schools & 73 Pre-university colleges.

In higher education segment, the district has 8 general colleges, 1 medical college, 1 engineering college, 1 dental college and 9 polytechnics.

The district has 180 libraries.

EDUCATION

Kolar has 61 primary health centres along with 7 Government and 28 private hospitals.

The district has 394 drug shops and 4 blood banks

The district has a health capacity of 2,640 beds including public and private health facilities.

HOSPITAL

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Public investment in the district

Figures in INR Million

Outlay of C-DAP & RKVY outlay for Projects in Kolar District for selected sectors under Eleventh

Five-Year Period 2007-08 to 2011-12

Capacity Building Projects from GoK / GoI:

Mango Resource Centre at Hogalagere Horticulture Farm in Srinivasapura of Kolar district

Setting up of a Tomato Processing Unit in Malur under PPP model

Setting up of Multi-Processing and Aspetic Plant at Kolar

Production and Supply of Quality Planting Material of Horticulture Crops

Strengthening Agri-Marketing & Agri-Management in Karnataka.

Development of technology transfer mechanisms in the state.

Establishment of village Knowledge Centre.

Development of research institute on Organic Farming.

Revitalization of Agricultural Extension System.

Karnataka Farm Mechanisation Mission.

Comprehensive poultry, piggery & fisheries development programme

Development of e-trading infrastructure for agricultural markets.

INR 2.56 Billion

Investment into the districts agri-business over the period

of 2007-08 to 2011-12

19.8

26.5

100

178.4

183.1

589.4

627.5

750

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C-DAP Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan

engg Engineering

ft Feet

FTWZ Free Trade Warehousing Zones

GoI Government of India

GoK Government of Karnataka

INR Indian Rupee

Kg/Ha Kilograms/Hectare

km Kilometre

List of abbreviations and references

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References:

1. Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan document, GoK

2. District at a glance GoK document

3. Department of Industries and Commerce, GoK

4. Census of India, GoI


Max Maximum

Min Minimum

mm Millimetre

MSL Mean Sea Level

MSME Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises

MW Mega Watt

RKVY Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

SEZ Special Economic Zone

sq. km Square kilometre

Contact

The Managing DirectorKarnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Limited(A Government of Karnataka Enterprise)No.17, Richmond RoadBangalore 560025INDIA

Phone: +91 80 2227 1194 / 2224 3082Fax: +91 80 2227 8974

Email: [email protected]

Additional Information

http://www.bounteouskarnataka.com

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