UTTARA KANNADA

District Profile

Snapshot –Uttara Kannada District Profile

2Invest Karnataka 2016

Contents

District overviewEconomic ProfileAgricultural ProfileIndustry ProfilePower and WaterTourismSocial InfrastructureConnectivityPotential IndustriesInvestment OpportunitiesAnnexure

Temperature 37˚ C (Max.)16˚ C (Min.)

Relative Humidity (%)

89 (Max)64 (Min)

Annual Normal Rainfall

2,887 mm

Rivers Kali, Ganagavali, Aghanashini and Sharavati

Area 10,277 sq km

District headquarter

Karwar

Population 1,437,169 (As per 2011 census)

Population density

140 per sq km

Sex ratio 979 per 1000 male

Literacy rate 77%

• Uttara Kannada is situated in the western coast of Karnataka.

• Spread across 11 talukas -Ankola, Bhatkal, Haliyal, Honnavar, Karwar, Kumta, Mundgod, Siddapur, Sirsi, Supa and Yallapur

Uttara Kannada District

District Overview

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Source: Karnataka at Glance, 2013-14

Economic Profile GDDP is Rs. 6,265 Crores for the district in the year 2012-13

Per capita annual income in the district is Rs. 61,015 for the year 2012-13

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Uttara Kannada District’s Contribution to GSDP of Karnataka (2012-13)

Description INR Crore

Contribution (%)

Total District GDP 6,265 2.1

Agriculture and Allied (Agriculture, animal husbandry, Forestry, Fishing)

1,248 3

Industry(manufacturing, Construction, Mining)

1,461 1.7

Services (Real estate, Hotels and restaurants, banking, and legal services)

3,555 2

CAGR – 7 %

Uttara Kannada GDP Trend (in INR Crore)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

44844734

4211

5408 5404

6265

Primary Secondary Tertiary GDDP

Source: State and District Domestic Product of Karnataka 14-15

Thrust Areas

• Animal Husbandry

• Agro processing and value addition units especially in rice, groundnut, sugarcane, coconut, arecanut, cocoa, vanilla, pepper, cardamom and other spice

• Growing Kokum, Bamboo species, Karanja, Jatropa, Simaroba

Agricultural ProfileMajor CropsCereals - Paddy, Maize, JowarPulses - Bengal gram, Green gram and CowpeaOilseeds - Groundnut, SoyabeanCommercial crops - Sugar Cane and groundnutFruits - Mango, watermelon, banana, pineappleSpices - Pepper, cardamomPlantation - Arecanut, Coconut and Cashewnut

Varied agro-climatic regions suitable to grow many horticultural crops

Access to forest / unconventional fodder crops / forage crops

Large population of local animals and existing marketing network for milk processing and marketing

Availability of small-scale food processing industries, cashew, pineapple, coconut and vanilla processing industries render much scope for area expansion of such horticultural crops.

Bio-diversity and forest bases can be fully used as organic matters for organic farming in Agriculture

Enablers Total Area-1,024,679 ha

Source: Karnataka at Glance, DIC- Uttar Kannada

Forest75.65%

Unculti-vated Land

7.31%

Net Sown Area

10.41%

Remaining Area

6.62%

Land Utilisation (%)

Cereals80.42%

Pulses1.99%

Other6.96%

Oil Seeds2.71%

Commer-cial Crops

7.93%

Cropping Pattern (%)

• 6 Large and Medium scale Industries with aggregated investment INR 424 Crore

• 9424 small-scale industries with aggregated investment INR 236 Crores

Industry ProfileIndustrial Areas/Estates

Potential Sectors:• Engineering and

construction• Tile Industry• Coir Industry• Paper Industry• Glass and Ceramics• Tourism• Furniture Industry• Food Processing

S.No Industrial Area/Estate Extent(in Acres)

1 IE, Sirsi 20

2 IE, Kumta 20

3 IE, Haliyal 10.35

4 IE, Dandeli 20

5 IE, Ramanagara 19

6 IE, Bhatkal 3.1

7 IE, Karwar 4.02

8 IE, Yellapur 9.35

9 IA, Shirawad 34.14

Natural Resources

• Lime Shell• Silica Sand• Quartz• Building

Stone• Ordinary

Clay

Proposed 2 Industrial Parks at Karwar and Siddapur

Proposed 3 Industrial Estates at Ankola, Siddapura and Honnavara

Taluk wise map of Bellary District

Industrial AreasIndustrial Estates

5 3 4

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Source: DIC, Uttar Kannada

Water Average demand and Average

consumption 73.87 MLD and 44.37 MLD respectively (including domestic and industry)

Kali, Gangavali, Aghanashani, Sharavathi and Venkatapuraand Varadha are major rivers

The net irrigated area is 16% to the net area sown

Power Average annual consumption- Domestic

Consumption 17.03 MU and Industrial consumption 1.81 MU.

Transmission in the district is being done byHubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM)

Hydro electric power project across the Sharavati river with a combined capacity of 1470 MW is operated by KPCL

Hydro Electric Power Projects are Supa Dam, Kadra Dam, Kodasalli and Gerusoppa Dam

2100 MW Tadadi Gas based Combined Cycle Power Plant in KumtaTaluk, Uttara Kannada District

The district has one of the six atomic power stations in India located at Kaiga which generates 2,231 GW-h of power annually

Power and Water

Source: DIC- Uttar Kannada

TourismBanvasi: Banvasi is a place of great antiquity, the main places of interest are the Madhukeshvara temple, the ruins of a Buddhist stupa and the Veerabhadra temple

Guddalli Peak: is located 1800 feet above sea level and gives a panoramic view of the Karwar and the sea

Katyayani Temple: situated 25 kms from Karwar, the unique feature of this temple is that the shrine of the goddess is in the shape of a ship

Yana, known as natures wonder, having 2 gigantic rock formations encircled for thickly wooded forest, is famous as trekkers paradise.

Idgunji Ganesh Temple: is an ancient temple at Idgunji in this place of hoary past.

Nagashrunga Parvata, Subrahmanya Guhe (cave), Naga Thirtha and Netrani Islands are attractive tourist spots

Social InfrastructureHealthcare:

Education:

Healthcare Facilities No.

Primary Health centres 82

Community Health Centres 1

Government Hospitals 13

Indian System of medical 16

Private Hospitals 66

Anjuman Engineering

College Dhanvanthri Ayurvedic Medical College

SV Polytechnic

SDM College of Arts and Science

Key educational Institutes:

• Anjuman Engineering College• V. R. Deshpande Rural Institute of Technology• B G V S Arts & Commerce College• Bangur Nagar Arts & Science College• Mahasti Arts & Commerce College• SDM College of Arts and Science• Dhanvantari Ayurvedic Medical College• SV Polytechnic• Deshpande Rudseti, Haliyal• SIRD, Kumta

Educational Institutions No.

MBA Institutes 5

ITI 10

Agriculture Institutes 2

Ayurvedic Medical College 1

Engineering Colleges 4

Polytechnics 8

General Colleges 30

The district has 229 Public Libraries

Source: DIC- Uttar Kannada, targetstudy.com

PortInternational

Airport100 Km

International

Airport459 km

Domestic Airport123 Km

Domestic Airport216 km

PortInternational

Airport275 Km

Connectivity National Highway (NH) 17 (Connecting from

Goa Border to Bhatkal Border)

NH 4A (Connecting from Karnataka Border to Panaji)

NH 206(Connecting from Tumkur to Honavar) passes through the district

Railway route length of 176 kms of Konkan railway passes through the district

Nearest AirportGoa 100 km.Hubballi 123 km.

Belagavi 216 km.Mangaluru 275 km.

Bengaluru 459 km.

Nearest Sea PortGoa 100 km.Karwar 153 km.

Mangaluru 275 km.

Mining:• Large limestone deposits are available in

the district

• Government of Karnataka has proposed setting up of a Special Industrial Zone for Cement

Potential IndustriesFood Processing:• Established processing units for

cashew, pineapple, coconut and vanilla

• Scope for agro processing units for coconut, areca nut, cocoa, vanilla, pepper, cardamom & other spice crops

• Large population of local animals and existing

• marketing network for milk processing and marketing

• Long coastline, suitable agro climatic conditions and availability of water offer huge scope

Other Focus Sectors:• Artisan – There are 4 clusters in the district

for wood carving activities in Honnawar, Sidapur, Sirsi and Kumta Taluks

• Jewellary – There is a cluster in Karwara Taluk

• Aromatic and Herbal processing• Major hub for Fishery with 6 cold storages

support.• Engineering and construction• Tile Industry• Coir Industry• Paper Industry• Glass and Ceramics

Port Development:• Karwar Port, is one of the main ports of

Karnataka• Total length: 355 meters• Capacity: 75,000 Mtons of Liquid Cargo

storage & 30,000 Mtons of Warehouse• Cargo: All commodities including Petroleum

Products• The Government of Karnataka has a proposal

to develop Karwar port on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis for 6 additional berths

• Project Seabird – Greenfield Naval Base is located near Karwar in the district

Investment OpportunitiesProject Name Sector Estimated Cost

(INR Crores) Estimated Cost

(USD mn) Agency Status

Development Of Road From Kumta – Sirsiyekkumbi (one

package of KSHIP)Transportation Part of 7000 Part of 1166.7 KSHIP

DPR under preparation

Development Of Modern Sea Port At Tadadi Transportation 3800 633.3 KSIIDC DPR

Prepared/Bidding

Development Of 2nd Stage Of Karwar Port. Transportation 2500 416.7

Ports & Inland Water Transport Development

DPR Prepared/Bidding

Development Of Belekeri Port Transportation 1720 286.7Ports & Inland

Water Transport Development

DPR under preparation

Development Of Pavinakurve Port Transportation 1700 283.3

Ports & Inland Water Transport Development

DPR under preparation

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Urban Infrastructure

NA 0 KUIDFC Conceptual Stage

• Acquired land 10 acres for Medicine (Ayurvedic) and 40 acres to be acquired. Project cost 85 Crores (USD 14.16 mn)

• Development of Cashew Processing units in the districts of INR 10 Crores. Land to be purchased 2acres,Land purchased 20 guntas .

• Land to be purchased 50 acres for Dairy farming and milk processing of investment INR 250 Crores (USD 41.67 mn)

• 1 acre land (Own land) for Resort as part of Leisure Tourism of INR 3 Crores investment.• Investment of INR 40 Crores(USD 6.67 mn) for Expansion of Chemical Industry in Binaga,

Karwar for Caustic soda and Phosphoric acid.• 2 acres land purchased for Marine food processing of INR 15 Crores (USD 2.5 mn)

Additional Projects

AnnexureKey Players

Other Key Industrial Icons Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd Indian Navy , Sea Bird Project, Chendia, Karwar

The West Coast Paper

Mills Ltd

Parry Sugars, Hullahatti,

Haliyal

Solaris Chemtech, Binaga Karwar

Contact

Karnataka Udyog Mitra3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing),No. 49, Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, IndiaPh.: +91 80 2228 2392, 2228 5659, 2238 1232, 2228 6632Fax: +91 80 2226 6063Email: md@kumbangalore.comvisit us at: www.investkarnataka.gov.in

Commissioner for Industries Development and DirectorDepartment of Industries & CommerceGovernment of KarnatakaNo. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan,Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, IndiaPh.: +91 80 2238 6796Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in 

The Joint Director, District Industries CentreShirawada, Karwar – 581 306.Ph: (+91-8382) 282302, 282367 Email: jd-karwar@karnatakaindustry.gov.in