DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRIES [ PART – 3]: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 22 November 2021

DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRIES [ PART – 3]

□ Tamil Nadu

◇ Although TN produces only about 6% of the mill cloth of India, the state excels all other states in the production of yarn and accounts for over 44% of the total yarn production of the country.

◇  Coimbatore – most important centre – Manchester of South India.

□  West Bengal

◇ Kolkata is the most important centre of WB. It enjoys the facilities of a port, humid climate.

◇ Coal from Raniganj, local labour due to high density of population and those of dyeing and washing.

◇  The other important centres are Haora, Murshidabad, Hugli, Sirampur, Shiampur and Panihar.

□  Uttar Pradesh

◇ Developed in western part of UP.

◇  Kanpur is the largest centre and is known as Manchester of UP.

◇ The city has 10 out of 52 cotton textile mills of the state.

◇ Other important centres are Moradabad, Varanasi, Agra, Bareilly, Aligarh, Modinagar etc.