1338884060FPI Statistics

							      Directorate of Food Processing Industries Statistics


Statistics of West Bengal related to FPI

     Area : 88752 Sq.Kms

     Population : 91,347,736
         o Male: 46,927,389
         o Female :44,420,347

     Percentage of
         o urban population : 31.89%
         o Rural population : 68.11%

     Population Growth : 13.93%

     Population Density : 1029/Sq. Km

     Size of Workforce : 20.6 million(Approx.)

     Size of Industrial workforce : 2.5 million(Approx.)

     No. of Blocks :341

     No. of Municipalities : 116

     Municipal Corporation : 6

     Literacy : 77.08 %
          o Male - 82.67%
          o Female -71.16%

     Total cultivated Area
         o Fruits              : 211.6449(‘000 ha)
         o Vegetables           : 943.316(‘000 ha)
         o Spices               : 115.212(‘000 ha)
         o Plantation Crops      : 71,478 (‘000 ha)

     Total Production
         o Fruits               : 2952.821(‘000 MT)
         o Vegetables           : 13334.278(‘000 MT)
         o Spices               : 313.650(‘000 MT)
         o Cashew Nut            : 10609 (‘000 MT)
 Major FPI areas
       o Burdwan
       o Hooghly
       o Howrah
       o 24Parganas (North & South)
       o Siliguri
       o Malda
       o Midnapur (East & West)
       o Haldia belt
       o Kalyani

 Growth Percent of FPI : 20.52%

 Total No. of FPI : 1.01, 076(Unorganized-71% [As per Quick result of 4th. All
    India Organized- 29%] Census for M&SSE)


       No. of running Food Parks : 7 nos.
           o Sudharas
           o Kandua
           o Chakgaria
           o Malda
           o Siliguri
           o Kakdwip
           o Sultanpur

       No. of Industrial &Commercial Estate : 38 nos.

       No. of Technical college/Universities/institutions: 10 nos.

       Awarding Degree/Diploma on Food Technology.
        Total Intake capacity : 400/year