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VAISHALI DISTRICT PROFILE
Vaishali district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar. It formed in 1972, separated from Muzaffarpur district.
The district is surrounded by Muzaffarpur district in the North, Samastipur district in the East and Ganga River in South and Gandak River in West.
The Vaishali district is a part of Tirhut division and the district headquarters are at Hajipur town.
Hajipur is separated from the State’s biggest city Patna by a River Ganga. It is the second fastest growing city in the state.
INTRODUCTION
Vaishali got its name from King Vishal, a predecessor to Lord Ram. Vaishali finds reference in the Indian epics Ramayana.
Vaishali was the capital of the Lichchavi State, considered as the First Republic in the World.
It is said that the Lord Buddha, delivered his last semon and announced his Mahaparinirvana during his visit to Vaishali. 100 years after the Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana, second Buddhist Council was held at Vaishali.
Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir was said to be born at Vaishali to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala.
Amrapali the famous courtesan, has invited Lord Buddha to her house and Lord has visited her place. With Lord Buddha’s visit, Amrapali was purged with all impurities, she gifted her mango grove to the Sangh and joined Buddhism.
Ananda, the favorite disciple of Buddha, attained Nirvana in the midst of Ganga outside Vaishali.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Hajipur City is the district headquarters. Vaishali district spread across 3 talukas: Mahnar, Hajipur, Mahua Vaishali district has been divided into 16 Municipal Blocks:
ADMINISTRATIVE
o Mahnar o Vaishali o Bidupur o Goraul o Raghopur o Lalganj
o Hajipur o Mahua o Jandaha o Patepur o Sahadi buzurg o Bahgwanpur
o Chehrakala o Premraj o Patedhi-Belshar o Desri
Total Number of Panchayats in Vaishali district 291. Vaishali district has 1638 number of villages.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Vaishali one of the country's 250 most backward districts.
Vaishali receives funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Primarily, Vaishali has an agrarian economy, being dependent mainly on agriculture and small businesses
huge potentiality in the district for various types of Industries in the field of food and Agro based products
Hajipur has 2 Industrial Areas. Large Scale beverages and food processing companies are present in these Industrial Areas.
Hajipur is the second fastest growing city in Bihar after Patna. Patna and Hajipur are seperated by Mahatma Gandhi Setu, which acts as a catalyst to the growth of Hajipur.
ECONOMIC PROFILE
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
8076 7857
9542 9947 11601
9832 10237 11311
11815 13404
Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product
Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product
Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar
DEMOGRAPHIC
Population 34,95,248 (2011)
Population Density 1,717 per sq km
Population Growth 28.58%
Sex ratio 892 per 1000 male
Literacy rate 68.56%
Language spoken Hindi, Maithili, and Urdu
GEOGRAPHIC
Coordinates Latitude: 25º to 25º 30' North Longitude: 84º to 85º East
Temperature 44.5° C (Max.) 6° C (Min.)
Average rainfall 1168 mm
Area 2036 sq. km
Altitude 52 meters
INDUSTRIAL
Registered Industrial Unit 3116
Registered medium & large unit 01
No. of Industrial Areas 02
Type of industries Food Processing, Beverages, Metal based industries, Electrical Machinery and Transport Machinery
Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur, official website of district
Vaishali has a strong agricultural background and has achieved commendable growth in this field over the last few decades. Agriculture land in the Vaishali District has rich fertility and hence farmers take 3 times agricultural use of its land.
Hajipur is main industrial city of Vaishali District. It has large scale beverages industries. Britannia Industries has its unit at Hajipur. Major exportable items from the district are Cold Drinks, packaged Drinking Waters, Biscuits and other bakery products.
Vaishali Districts has a potential for medium and small scale industries in Food Processing Units, Banana and its products, Packaged Drinking Water units, Poultry units and Bio fertilizer units.
INVESTMENT
INDUSTRIAL PROFILE
Vaishali district has a huge potential for medium and small scale industries in the district.
Beverages, Biscuits and bakery items has a huge potential for export from the district.
Britannia Industries has a unit at Hajipur. Lumbini beverages also has its plant at Hajipur.
Due to its proximity to the State capital Patna, Hajipur has a greater potential for the establishment of small scale industries.
Hajipur – Patna can be developed as a twin city with Hajipur being an Industrial city with medium and small scale industries.
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Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur
INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE
Registered industrial unit 3116
Total industrial unit 3116
Registered medium & large unit 1
Estimated avg. No. Of daily worker employed in small scale industries
4
Employment in large and medium industries
200
No. Of industrial area 2
MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA
8.89
25.43 Industrial Area Hajipur
EPIP, Hajipur
Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur
EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS
Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh)
Agro based 414 3486.86 Cotton textile 2 28.9 Jute & jute based 1 18.1
2 Ready-made garments & embroidery 6 86.3
6 Wood/wooden based furniture 328 1640.56 Paper & Paper products 12 126.89 Leather based 40 40.7 Chemical/Chemical based 124 1968.26 Rubber, Plastic & petro based 12 120.00 Mineral based 224 2326.49 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 311 2869.25 Engineering units 224 1548.49 Electrical Machinery and Transport Equipment 326 1630.59 Repairing & servicing 428 926.84 Others 551 980.00 Total 3003 17797.58
INFRASTRUCTURE
Hajipur has 2 industrial area. Industrial area are majorly occupied by small scale industries.
The largest industrial area of the district is EPIP industrial Area of 25.43 Acres located at Hajipur.
Lumbini Beverages Pvt. Ltd. is situated at EPIP Industrial Area in Hajipur. It is the largest beverages company in the district.
Britannia Industries has their plant at EPIP Industrial Area in Hajipur. Vaishali District has a huge potential for agro based and agro processing industries. Vaishali district has export potential for Cold Drinks, Packaged Drinking Water,
biscuits and bakery.
Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Vaishali being in Gangetic and Gandak plains ( Doab), it has rich fertility in the land and hence farmers almost takes 3 times agricultural use of it’s land
Paddy, Wheat, Maize, tobacco, oil-seeds are the main agricultural crops. Vaishali district is famous for export of food processing products especially
pickle. One of the best rice, wheat and vegetable growing area in the state of Bihar Excellent scope for rice mills, food processing industries for pickle and fruit
juice units. Vaishali district also see large production of Banana. Cluster for banana and
its various products can be developed.
LARGE SCALE INDUSTRY/ PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING
The largest industrial region in the district is at Hajipur. Hajipur has 2 industrial area.
Britannia Industries pvt. Ltd. has its plant located at EPIP industrial Area at Hajipur.
Lumbini beverages Ltd. is the biggest beverages unit in the Vaishali district located at EPIP industrial area at Hajipur.
Large and Medium Scale Enterprises
•Lumbini Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
•Bitannia Industries Pvt. Ltd.
•Bansal Biscuits Pvt. Ltd.
•SSSF industries
Micro & Small Enterprise
•Food Processing •Beverages •Confectionary •Electrical
Machinery and Transport equipment
Major Clusters
•Palm stick cluster •Copper Bronze
Alloy utensils Cluster
Service Enterprises
•Repairing & Servicing
•Education •Wooden based
furniture
IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS
•Principal Products Manufactured in the Cluster- Palm Sticks
•No. of functional units in the clusters - 29 •Turnover of the Clusters - Rs. 39.35 lakh •Employment in Cluster - 890 •Average investment in plant & Machinery - Rs.
25,000
Palm Stick Cluster -Bhagwanpur
•Principal Products Manufactured in the Cluster – Copper Bronze Alloy Utensils
•No. of functional units in the clusters – 30 •Turnover of the Clusters – Rs. 120 Lakh •Employment in Cluster – 100 •Average investment in plant & Machinery – Rs. 1
Lakh
Copper Bronze Alloy Utensils- Ramrai
Sinhara
Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur
STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs
S. No.
Type of assistance Name and address of agencies
1. Provisional Registration Certificate ( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II)
District Industries Centre, Hajipur, Vaishali
2. Identification of Project Profiles, techno-economic and managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.
MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur
3. Land and Industrial shed BIADA, Hazipur 4. Financial Assistance All Commercial and Lead Banks 5. For raw materials under Govt.
Supply National Small Industries Corporation, Patna
6. Plant and machinery under hire/ purchase basis.
MSME-DI, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur, DIC Hazipur will assist
7. Power/ Electricity Executive engineer BSEB, Vaishali 8. Technical Know–how. MSME Development Institute,
Muzaffarpur 9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard, Patna
10. Marketing /Export Assistance MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur
11. Other Promotional Agencies Industry Association of Districts
Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Railw
ay •Hajipur is the head
quarter of East Central Railway Zone . •Hajjipur connects to Muzaffarpur, Chhapra and Barauni through three different lines. •Directly connected with Delhi, Patna, Ahmedabad and other major cities of India
Road
•Well connected with Patna •Hajipur and Patna connected via Mahatma Gandhi Setu •NH 77 and NH 107 pass through Vaishali district •NH 77 connects hajipur to Son Barsa near India-Nepal border •NH 103 connects Hajipur and Mushrigharari in Bihar
Airp
ort
• Nearest airport is at Patna 19 km
EDUCATION
Hajipur is the educational hub in Vaishali District having Colleges and Technical Institutions e.g. engineering college, medical college, Pharmaceutical college.
National institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research is located at Hajipur.
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology is located at Hajipur Kent Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital at Hajipur. Educational Facilities in Vaishali district are as below
Primary Schools – 954 Middle Schools – 389 D.P.E.P Schools – 246 Charwaha Vidyalaya – 06 Jawahar Navoday VidyalAYA – 01 Child Labour Schools – 210 Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Vidyalaya – 105 High Schools – 81 No. of Teachers in High Schools – 700 No. of Teachers in Primary/ Miiddle Schools - 1806/1760 Teachers' Training College - 02
HERITAGE & TOURISM
Vaishali district has Jainism and Buddhism monuments. It is one of the holiest place for Buddhists.
Some of the tourist places are as follows Ashokan Pillar: Emperor Ashoka built The Lion Pillar at Kolhua. It is made of a highly
polished single piece of red sandstone, surmounted by a bell shaped capital, 18.3 m high
Bawan Pokhar Temple: An old temple built in the Pala period stands on the northern bank of Bawan Pokhar and enshrines beautiful images of several Hindu gods
Budha Stupa-I:The exterior of this stupa which is now in a dilapidated condition has a plain surface. One eighth of the sacred ashes of the lord Buddha were enshrined here in a stone casket.
Budha Stupa-II: Excavation at this site in 1958 led to the discovery of another casket containing the ashes of the Lord Buddha.
Abhiskek Pushkarn (Coronation tank): It contains water that was believed to be sacred in the old days. All of Vaishali's elected representative were anointed here before their swearing in. The Lichchavi stupa was located near here.
Kundalpur: Birth place of Lord Mahavira. 4Km.It is believed that the Jain Tirthankar, Lord Mahavir was born over 2550 years ago. Mahavir is said to have spent the first 22 years of his life here.
Raja Vishal ka Garh: A huge mound with a circumference about one Kilometer and walls nearly 2 m high with a 43m wide moat around them, is said to be the ancient parliament house. Over seven thousand representatives of the federal assembly gathered here to legislate and discuss the problems of the day.
Shanti Stupa: On the south bank of the coronation tank, built by Buddha Vihar Society.
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Industries Department 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar 800 015
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