Valsad district
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| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District(s) | Valsad |
| Sex ratio | 920 Females per 1000 Males ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Coordinates: 20°36′36″N 72°55′33″E / 20.61005°N 72.925873°E
Valsad is a district in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bounded by Navsari district to the north, Dang district to the east and the State of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district.
The district's largest city and administrative capital is Valsad.
The district covers 5,244 square kilometres and is divided into five talukas: Valsad, Pardi, Umargam, Kaparada and Dharampur. As of the 2001 India census,"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved on 2008-11-01. the total population of the district was 1,410,553, with 27.02% of its residents living in urban areas.
Valsad is well known for its production of mangoes, sapodilla, and teak, and for its chemical industry based on Atul.
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[edit] General information
Valsad has a population count of about 68,679 according to latest census. Valsad district gives home to some of popular names such as Vapi (The Chemical Hub of Gujarat), Daman, Silvassa (tourism landmarks of Gujarat), Umbergaon and Sarigam (The Industrial Estates). This city's longitude and latitude are 72.98 and 20.54 respectively.
Average rainfall – 2000 mm
Seismic Zone – Zone III
Major rivers – Damanganga, Paar, Auranga, Kolak, Taan and Maan
Talukas – 5 (Valsad, Pardi, Umbergaon, Dharampur, Kaprada)
Major cities – Valsad, Vapi, Daman, Slivassa, pardi, Dharampur, Umbergaon, Bhilad
[edit] Railways
Valsad has got its landmark importance in railways. Valsad Station was established in 1925. City has got Valsad Control Tower for better railway operation in range of hundreds of km. City has got workshpos for train as well as coach maintenance. Many trains even originate from valsad such as Valsad-Bandra (4:35 PM IST Up), Valsad Fast Passenger (4:55 AM IST), Valsad Kanpur Kamdar Sp Train (Mondays 05:55 PM IST-Dhr), Valsad-Vadodra Intercity, Gujarat Queen, Valsad Viramgam Pass.
[edit] Tithal
Tithal is very importance tourist attraction of Valsad. It is a very nice beach surrounded with blue lush of Arabian Sea. Beach Also Contains some grand temples of Shri Sai Baba & Lord Shri Swami Narayan. Beach has enough attractive features so that government has paid attention towards it and developed some wonderful platforms near beach.
[edit] Government Engineering College & Government Polytechnic
City has got two technical colleges namely Govt. Polytechnic (Estd. 1965), Govt. Engg. College (Estd. 2004 Dhr). City is responsible in giving smart and skillful engineers to country.
Govt. Polytechnic helds following programmes:
1. Mechanical Engg.
2. Chemical Engg.
3. Electrical Engg.
4. Plastic Dept.
5. Civil Engg.
Government Engineering College helds following Programmes.
1.Chemical Engineering
2.Mechanical Engineering
[edit] Economy and Industry Profile
Valsad is an industrial base for sectors such as chemicals, textiles, and paper & pulp industries Since 1980’s, Textile and Chemicals have been the major sectors of investments and employment in the district Valsad is emerging as a horticulture hub of the State, witnessing significant production in food grains and crops With over 300 medium and large scale industries, Vapi is a major industrial center in Valsad witnessing tremendous business activities One of the Asia’s largest Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) is present in Vapi, owned by Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company and promoted by Vapi Industrial Association Over 10,716 units of small and medium enterprises ( SMEs), involved in different sectors, such as chemicals, textiles, engineering, and paper industry etc., are present in the district Several private conglomerates are present in Valsad, including Wyeth, Welspun Polyesters India Ltd., Aarti Industries, Atul Limited, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL), Raymond, Sun Pharmaceuticals, United Phosphorus, Pidilite and Vadilal.
[edit] Agriculture
Total production of food crops in Valsad in 2006-07 was 3.6 lakhs MT
Major horticulture crops being produced in the district are mango, cucurbits, chiku, banana and sugarcane In 2006-07, Valsad had the highest production of mango in the State, accounting for 2,03,112 MT The district was the 2nd highest producer of Cucurbits with a production of 47,960 MT during 2006-07
[edit] Major Industries
Chemical products such as, diamino sulphone, acetic acids and esters, different types of dyes etc. Valsad Atul Limited Pharmaceutical products Valsad Wyeth Lederle Ltd. Cotton yarns, madeups of cotton terry towel and fabrics Pardi Welspun Polyesters India Ltd. Semi processed & Instant foods, Tomato ketchup, canned and frozen foods Dharampur Vadilal Industries Ltd. Electronic equipments for environmental and air pollution control, Phosphorus Peentasulphide, Benzoate etc. Pardi United Phosphorus Ltd. Pharmaceutical products Pardi Sun Pharmaceuticals Iron pipes, seamless pipes and stainless steels etc. Umbergaon Sarigam Steel Ltd. Uncoated craft paper, newsprint and poster paper etc. Pardi Ruby Mascot Ltd. synthetic resins, adhesives, colour pigments and lubricating chemicals etc. Pardi Pidilite Industries ltd. Chemical products such as, chloroaniline, calcium phosphate, sulphuric acid, single super phosphate etc. Pardi Aarti Industries Ltd. Weaving and processing of artificial and synthetic textile fibres etc. Pardi Raymond Ltd. Printing inks, synthetic resins, prepared glues and adhesives etc. Pardi Hindustan Inks Ltd. Madeups of curtains and bed covers etc. Pardi GHCL Ltd.
[edit] Small Scale Industries (SSI)
In 5 talukas of the district, there are 10,716 units generating 58,641 jobs, with investments to the tune of INR 84,912 lakh ( USD 207 million Dhr)
Dye stuff & opticals, cotton textiles, chemicals and lathes & machine tools are the major small scale industry sectors present in Valsad district
Pardi taluka houses maximum number of SSI units with a healthy investment of over INR 39,340 lakhs ( USD 100 million), providing jobs to 25,776 people
[edit] Further reading
- Official Website of the Valsad Collectorate (in Gujarati).
- Photographs of the district.
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