Glimpses of Gujarat
 
 
  • Strategic location giving easy accessibility to the western, middle-east and African markets
  • As per Census 2001, the population of Gujarat stood at 5,05,96,992 constituting 4.93% of that of India.
  • The population density of Gujarat now works out to 258 persons per sq. km as against the national average of 324 persons per sq. km.
  • The average literacy rate in the state works out to 69.97%, of which male literacy accounts for as high as 80.50%
  • Longest coastline among all states in India - 1600 Kms, dotted with 41 ports -- 1 major, 11 intermediate and 29 minor.  Mundra, a recently commissioned port offers 15 metres of permissible draft, the maximum in India
  • Rich heritage of entrepreneurial skill
  • High level of industrialisation: Investment equivalent to US$ 26 billion underway
  • Offering a highly productive and peaceful workforce in the country
  • Present power generating capacity 8,615 MW - plans afoot to raise it to 11,242 MW by 2007 AD
  • Excellent road network - length exceeding 73,600 Kms linking all the regions of the State
  • An efficient rail network connecting all important centres in the state - rail length 5,227 Kms 
  • Highest number of Airports - 10 - among all the states in India with Ahmedabad an international airport
  • Second highest in India in terms of industrial production, lignite, petroleum and moulding sand
  • Fourth highest in India in overall mining of minerals
  • Largest deposits of fluorite, agate and chalk

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  • Contributing almost 100% of Acrilonitrile, Cyanide Salts, PMMA, PP, Melamine, Sodium Bi-carbonate and Phosphorus and as much as over 80% of Soda Ash, Xylene, Elastomer and LDPE in country's total production 
  • Quality network of educational institutions
  • Excellent law and order situation
  • Professional approach of the Government and Civil service
 
  
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