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The Indian state of West Bengal has multiple industries present in the state. The major industrial belts are Hooghly Industrial Region, Durgapur-Raniganj-Asansol Industrial Region, Haldia Industrial Region and Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Industrial Region. Apart from these, many Industrial parks or areas are situated with planned townships. Majority of them are functioning with some of them being under construction.

State industries are mostly localised in the Kolkata region, the mineral-rich western highlands, and Haldia port region.[1] Kolkata is noted as one of the major centres for industries like the jute, leather industry etc. There are numerous steel plants in the state apart from the alloy steel plant at Durgapur. The centre has established a number of industries in the areas of tea, sugar, chemicals and fertilisers. Natural resources like tea and jute in and nearby parts have made West Bengal a major centre for the jute and tea industries. West Bengal is at the forefronts of leather processing and leather goods manufacturing and has around 666 units producing leather and leather related goods. Currently, 22-25 percent of India's tanning activity is undertaken in Kolkata and its suburbs. Kharagpur has also numerous industries of various types such as iron works, cement, chemicals, etc.

Major Industrial belts

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This list includes major economic industrial regions of West Bengal.

Name Area Location Industry Major industrial Company/ companies Ref(s)
Hooghly Industrial Belt 2,000 km2. Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, Nadia, Serampore, Shyamnagar, Sodepur and other parts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly district and Howrah district. Jute Industry, Textile, Heavy engineering, Leather Industry, IT Industry, manufacturing, chemicals, iron and steel and food products Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Zaneti, Burn Standard Company Limited, Tribeni, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals etc.
Haldia Industrial Belt 350 km2. Haldia, Purba Medinipur Petrochemicals, Chemical Industry, Oil Refinery, Fertilizer Haldia Petrochemicals, IPPL-IndianOil Petronas, Indian Oil Corporation, Tata Steel, South Asia Petrochemical, Hindustan Liver
Durgapur- Raniganj- Asansol industrial Belt 1,600 km2. Durgapur, Asansol, Raniganj, Raniganj Coalfield, Andal, Chittaranjan Manufacturing industry, coal industry, refractory industries, cement, coal washery, an alloy and special steel plant, a coal-mining machinery plant, brick and tile manufacturing, and large thermal power units Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Indian Iron and Steel Company Limited (IISCO), Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), SAIL etc. [2]
Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Industrial Belt 1,300 km2. Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar Tea industry, tourism industry, wood industry [3]

Industrial parks/areas/towns

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This list includes industrial parks, areas, towns, hubs, belts etc.

Key
Yellow cells denote which are under construction or planning and operations have not started (As of 2023)
Name Area Location Industrial Company/ companies Industry Ref(s)
Panagarh Industrial Park 1458 Acres Panagarh, Burdwan District Emami, Valve, Acer, Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., H&R Johnson (India), HPCL, Globus Spirit Ltd., IOCL etc. Cement, chemical fertilizers, Ammonia Plant, Urea Plant, bottling plant, Ceramic Tiles Manufacturing, distillery etc. [4]
Vidyasagar Industrial Park 1167 Acres Kharagpur, West Medinipur Tata-Hitachi, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Orissa Aloy Steel private limited, Godrej Agrovet, Nutricraft India, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Megatherm Induction Machinery, steel, oil [5][6]
Barzora Industrial Park 432 Acres Barzora, Bankura District Anandabazar Patrika, Pratyaha Newspaper, X Pro India, Timespac, Nilkamal Plastics, Surya Alloy Industries, Tulip Fabrics, Steelex Electrocast, HP Ispat, Jain Spun Industries, Maan Concast, Lalwani Industrie, Embee Ferro Alloy, Jai Ambey Metals, Royal Touch Fablon etc. Steel, plastic, newspaper, fabric, metals etc. [7]
Haldia Industrial Park 334 Acres Haldia, East Medinipur Mitsubishi Chemicals Ltd., South Asian Petrochemicals Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Exide, Shaw Wallace, Tata Chemicals, Haldia Petrochemicals, Hindustan Lever Limited etc. South Asia Petrochemical, Hindustan Liver

Petrochemicals, Fertilizers

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Raghunathpur Steel & Allied Industrial Park 1924 Acres Raghunathpur, Purulia District Damodar Valley Corporation, Shyam Steel Industries Limited, Shree Cement, DPSC limited Thermal power, steel, cement [9][10]
Shalbani Industrial Park 4300 Acres Salboni, West Medinipur JSW Group Cement, paint, steel, solar power unit, [11]
Sankrail Rubber Park 170 Acres Sankrail, Howrah District [12][13]
Rishi Bankim Silpaudyan 97 Acres Naihati, North Twenty Four Parganas Wimplast, Suguna Foods Limited, DTL Ancillary Limited, New Hope Animal Celesty Food Products, Syanchro Pack etc. [14]
Kharagpur cycle park 20 Acres Kharagpur, West Medinipur Cycle production [6]
Goaltor Industrial Park 950 Acres Goaltor, West Medinipur [12]
Nabadiganta Industrial Township 430 Acres Bidhannagar, North 24 Parganas See list of companies having tech park here IT, ITeS [15]
Budge Budge Garment Park 10 Acres Budge Budge, South 24 Parganas Garments and clothing [16][17]
Paridhan Garment Park Beliaghata, Kolkata Garments and clothing [18]
Shilpangan Light Engineering Park Bidhannagar, North 24 Parganas Light engineering [19]
West Bengal Hosiery Park 125 Acres Howrah district Garments and clothing [20][21]
Regent Garments and Apparel Park 55 Acres Barasat, North 24 Parganas Garments and clothing [21]
EIGMEF Apparel Park 13 Acres Bidhannagar, North 24 Parganas Garments and clothing [21]
Kona Integrated Garment Prak 21 Acres Unsani, Howrah district Garments and clothing [21]
Sudha Das Food Park, Sankrail 50 Acres Sankrail, Howrah Food and processing [22]
Kandua Food Park 54 Acres Sankrail, Howrah Food and processing [23]
Sankrail Food Park- III 34 Acres Sankrail, Howrah Food and processing [24]
Sankrail Poly Park 60 Acres Sankrail, Howrah Megaflex Plastics, Elkos Pens, Weilburger Coatings, W.Hunger Hydraulics, Rollx Technologies, Tenty Marketing, Accurate Polymers, Techcon India Polymer production [25]
Gems & Jewelry Park 6 Acres Ankurhati, Howrah Senco Gold Limited, Calcutta Gem & Jewellers Welfare Association, Jain Jewellers Jewelry production [26]
Haringhata Industrial Park 358 Acres Nadia [27]
Kharagpur General Industrial Park 205 Acres Kharagpur, West Medinipur Tata Metaliks, Flender McNeil etc. [28]
Fulbari Industrial Park 32 Acres Fulbarigram, Jalpaiguri district [29]
Dabgram Industrial Park 107 Acres Dabgram, Jalpaiguri district [29]
Shilpobroto Industrial Park 25 Acres Binnaguri, Jalpaiguri district [29]
INDUS Balram Industrial Park Jalpaiguri district [29]
South City Anmol Infra Park 48 Acres Howrah district [29]
Amtala Food Park 125 Acres Amtala, South 24 Parganas [30]
Regent SME Industrial Park 21 Acres Ankurhati, Howrah [31]
Srijan Industrial Logistic Park 24 Acres Ankurhati, Howrah [32]
Jalan Complex 2000 Acres Ankurhati, Howrah
Amta Industrial Park
Uluberia Industrial Park
Ranihati Foundry Park
Dankuni Industrial Park
Bagnan Industrial Park

Cities with major industries

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No. Place Significance
1 Kolkata IT, BPO, Manufacturing, Cotton textile, Tan, Food processing, Tourism
2 Durgapur Iron and steel, coal, graphite, power, cement, chemicals, heavy engineering, IT
3 Kharagpur Chemicals, machinery, heavy metals, automobiles, railways, cement
4 Haldia Petrochemical, refinery, industrial chemicals
5 Darjeeling Tea
6 Chittaranjan Electric locomotives (CLW)
7 Rupnarayanpur Cables
8 Howrah Jute, light engineering
9 Dankuni Warehouse, locomotives, heavy engineering, milk and beverages, biscuits
10 Rishra Textile, jute, cotton, heavy engineering
11 Champdani Jute, cotton, heavy engineering
12 Bhadreswar Jute
13 Tribeni Tissue paper
14 Kalimpong Tea, wood
15 Siliguri Tea, timber, IT
16 Dalkhola Maize
17 Raiganj Rice
18 Malda Mango
19 Rampurhat Mining, stone crushing, rice
20 Suri Rice, silk, furniture
21 Shantiniketan Handicrafts, rice
22 Baharampur Silk, sarees, ivory, sholapith, metal, Brass
23 Jangipur Tobacco, mulberry
24 Kalyani Heavy engineering, pharmaceutical, bio-technology, meat processing, rice
25 Katwa Rice, jute, mustard
26 Bardhaman Rice, brick, food processing, potato
27 Asansol Coal, Iron and steel, Locomotives, heavy engineering, cement, cables
28 Budge Budge Petroleum, jute, power
29 Kanchrapara Electrical locomotives and workshop, railway coaches, furniture
30 Halisahar Jute, pulp, paper
31 Naihati Jute, paint
32 Bhatpara Jute, paper, battery, heavy engineering
33 Barrackpore Jute, rifles, aeronautical, heavy engineering, dry cells, cables
34 Titagarh Jute, wagons, paper, steel, heavy engineering
35 Khardah Jute, heavy engineering
36 Panihati Jute, chemical, heavy engineering, tractor, tobacco
37 Kamarhati Jute, paper, heavy engineering, matches, ceramics
38 Dum Dum Heavy engineering, guns, bullets, railway wagon, construction equipment
39 Jangal Sundari Karmanagari

References

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  1. ^ "Industrial infrastructure". West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ http://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/BURDWAN.pdf
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  10. ^ "Bengal: Shree Cement announces completion of Rs 550-crore cement plant in Purulia". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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  15. ^ "Welcome To Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority". ndita.org.
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  19. ^ "Shilpangan - Kolkata". www.wbidc.com.
  20. ^ "West Bengal Hosiery Park Infrastructure Limited".
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  22. ^ "Sudha Ras Food Park - Sankrail". www.wbidc.com.
  23. ^ "Kandua Food Park - Sankrail". www.wbidc.com.
  24. ^ "Food Park lll - Sankrail". www.wbidc.com.
  25. ^ "Poly Park - Sankrail". www.wbidc.com.
  26. ^ "Gems & Jewellery Park - Ankurhati". www.wbidc.com.
  27. ^ "Haringhata Industrial Park - Nadia". www.wbidc.com.
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  29. ^ a b c d e "MSME & T Department".
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  32. ^ "» Srijan Industrial Logistic Park-Warehouse Space on Rent".
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