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Bharuch

Geographical location:72.45o to 73.15o East (Longitude) 21.30o to 22.000 North (Latitude)
Area:5,253 sq. km
District headquarter:Bharuch
Population:13,70,104 (As per 2001 Census)
Population density:261 persons per sq. km
Sex ratio:920 Females per 1000 Males
Literacy rate:74.79%
Nearest Airport:Vadodara
Nearest port:Dahej port
Major Industrial:8 Special Economic Zones (SEZ), 16 Industrial estates and Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR)
Detailed Profile
Bharuch

Investments Trends

  • Bharuch witnessed a surge in the investments in sectors, such as, chemicals and petrochemicals, drugs & pharmaceuticals, engineering and textiles etc.
  • Chemical sector has shown a tremendous growth rate of 45% during the present decade (1998-07)
  • The district is leveraging the presence of a large number of industrial estates and Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The presence of existing industrial estates such as Bharuch, Ankleshwar and Panoli has enhanced the location attractiveness of the region.

Investment Opportunities

Chemicals & Petroleum

  • Benzene and Ethylene based projects
  • Polymer downstream projects
  • Intermediary chemical manufacturing units
  • Engineering
  • Submerged Arc Welded pipes
  • Automobile Assembly Unit
  • Forged Auto Components

Textiles

  • Manufacture of fabrics
  • Technical textiles
  • Modern spinning with captive power generation
  • Modern energy efficient textile processing

Drugs nd Pharmaceuticals

  • Clinical research
  • Contract research and manufacturing
  • Marketing and distribution alliance

Oil and Gas

  • Exploration activities
  • Developing CNG related infrastructure, CNG dispensing stations, automation, manufacture and trading of CNG kits etc

Ports and Ship Building

  • Maritime Institute
  • Container terminal for feeder terminal at Dahej port
  • Hazardous waste management facility

Support Infrastructure

  • Delhi - Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), passing through Bharuch-Dahej industrial area and presence of Dahej SEZ, is augmenting the industrial growth in the district
  • Proximity with Mumbai, Surat and Ahmedabad has made the district a hot bed for many industries
  • Strategically located on the western corridor, Dahej is linked with the integrated state-wide gas grid network, with the other districts of Gujarat
  • Dahej port is the only chemical container port in India
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