The Indian state of West Bengal has multiple industries present in the state. The major industrial belts are Hooghly Industrial Region, Durgapur-Raniganj-Asansol Industrial Region, Haldia Industrial Region and Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Industrial Region. Apart from these, many Industrial parks or areas are situated with planned townships. Majority of them are functioning with some of them being under construction.
- IOCL Haldia Refinery
- Unit of Matix Fertilizer at Panagarh Industrial Park
- Haldia Petrochemicals plant at Haldia
- Rashmi Metallics manufacturing unit in Kharagpur
- Sukhjit Starch plant in Malda
- Svaksha Distillery in Kharagpur
- MCPI plant in Haldia
- Entrance of Tata Hitachi plant at Vidyasagar Industrial Park in Kharagpur
State industries are mostly localised in the Kolkata region, the mineral-rich western highlands, and Haldia port region. Kolkata is noted as one of the major centres for industries like the jute, leather industry etc. There are numerous steel plants in the state apart from the alloy steel plant at Durgapur. The centre has established a number of industries in the areas of tea, sugar, chemicals and fertilisers. Natural resources like tea and jute in and nearby parts have made West Bengal a major centre for the jute and tea industries. West Bengal is at the forefronts of leather processing and leather goods manufacturing and has around 666 units producing leather and leather related goods. Currently, 22-25 percent of India's tanning activity is undertaken in Kolkata and its suburbs. Kharagpur has also numerous industries of various types such as iron works, cement, chemicals, etc.
Major Industrial belts
This list includes major economic industrial regions of West Bengal.
Name | Area | Location | Industry | Major industrial Company/ companies | Ref(s) |
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Hooghly Industrial Belt | 2,000 km. | Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, Nadia, Serampore, Shyamnagar, Sodepur and other parts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly district and Howrah district. | Jute Industry, Textile, Heavy engineering, Leather Industry, IT Industry, manufacturing, chemicals, iron and steel and food products | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Zaneti, Burn Standard Company Limited, Tribeni, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals etc. | |
Haldia Industrial Belt | 350 km. | Haldia, Purba Medinipur | Petrochemicals, Chemical Industry, Oil Refinery, Fertilizer | Haldia Petrochemicals, IPPL-IndianOil Petronas, Indian Oil Corporation, Tata Steel, South Asia Petrochemical, Hindustan Liver | |
Durgapur- Raniganj- Asansol industrial Belt | 1,600 km. | Durgapur, Asansol, Raniganj, Raniganj Coalfield, Andal, Chittaranjan | Manufacturing industry, coal industry, refractory industries, cement, coal washery, an alloy and special steel plant, a coal-mining machinery plant, brick and tile manufacturing, and large thermal power units | Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Indian Iron and Steel Company Limited (IISCO), Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), SAIL etc. | |
Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Industrial Belt | 1,300 km. | Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar | Tea industry, tourism industry, wood industry | Terai Company Pvt Ltd |
Industrial parks/areas/towns
This list includes industrial parks, areas, towns, hubs, belts etc.
Key Yellow cells denote which are under construction or planning and operations have not started (As of 2023) | |||||
Name | Area | Location | Industrial Company/ companies | Industry | Ref(s) |
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Panagarh Industrial Park | 1458 Acres | Panagarh, Burdwan District | Emami, Valve, Acer, Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., H&R Johnson (India), HPCL, Globus Spirit Ltd., IOCL etc. | Cement, chemical fertilizers, Ammonia Plant, Urea Plant, bottling plant, Ceramic Tiles Manufacturing, distillery etc. | |
Vidyasagar Industrial Park | 1167 Acres | Kharagpur, West Medinipur | Tata-Hitachi, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Orissa Aloy Steel private limited, Godrej Agrovet, Nutricraft India, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Megatherm Induction | Machinery, steel, oil | |
Barzora Industrial Park | 432 Acres | Barzora, Bankura District | Anandabazar Patrika, Pratyaha Newspaper, X Pro India, Timespac, Nilkamal Plastics, Surya Alloy Industries, Tulip Fabrics, Steelex Electrocast, HP Ispat, Jain Spun Industries, Maan Concast, Lalwani Industrie, Embee Ferro Alloy, Jai Ambey Metals, Royal Touch Fablon etc. | Steel, plastic, newspaper, fabric, metals etc. | |
Haldia Industrial Park | 334 Acres | Haldia, East Medinipur | Mitsubishi Chemicals Ltd., South Asian Petrochemicals Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Exide, Shaw Wallace, Tata Chemicals, Haldia Petrochemicals, Hindustan Lever Limited etc. | South Asia Petrochemical, Hindustan Liver
Petrochemicals, Fertilizers |
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Raghunathpur Steel & Allied Industrial Park | 1924 Acres | Raghunathpur, Purulia District | Damodar Valley Corporation, Shyam Steel Industries Limited, Shree Cement, DPSC limited | Thermal power, steel, cement | |
Shalbani Industrial Park | 4300 Acres | Salboni, West Medinipur | JSW Group | Cement, paint, steel, solar power unit, | |
Sankrail Rubber Park | 170 Acres | Sankrail, Howrah District | |||
Rishi Bankim Silpaudyan | 97 Acres | Naihati, North Twenty Four Parganas | Wimplast, Suguna Foods Limited, DTL Ancillary Limited, New Hope Animal Celesty Food Products, Syanchro Pack etc. | ||
Kharagpur cycle park | 20 Acres | Kharagpur, West Medinipur | Cycle production | ||
Goaltor Industrial Park | 950 Acres | Goaltor, West Medinipur | |||
Nabadiganta Industrial Township | 430 Acres | Bidhannagar, North 24 Parganas | See list of companies having tech park here | IT, ITeS | |
Budge Budge Garment Park | 10 Acres | Budge Budge, South 24 Parganas | Garments and clothing | ||
Paridhan Garment Park | Beliaghata, Kolkata | Garments and clothing | |||
Shilpangan Light Engineering Park | Bidhannagar, North 24 Parganas | Light engineering | |||
West Bengal Hosiery Park | 125 Acres | Howrah district | Garments and clothing | ||
Regent Garments and Apparel Park | 55 Acres | Barasat, North 24 Parganas | Garments and clothing | ||
EIGMEF Apparel Park | 13 Acres | Bidhannagar, North 24 Parganas | Garments and clothing | ||
Kona Integrated Garment Prak | 21 Acres | Unsani, Howrah district | Garments and clothing | ||
Sudha Das Food Park, Sankrail | 50 Acres | Sankrail, Howrah | Food and processing | ||
Kandua Food Park | 54 Acres | Sankrail, Howrah | Food and processing | ||
Sankrail Food Park- III | 34 Acres | Sankrail, Howrah | Food and processing | ||
Sankrail Poly Park | 60 Acres | Sankrail, Howrah | Megaflex Plastics, Elkos Pens, Weilburger Coatings, W.Hunger Hydraulics, Rollx Technologies, Tenty Marketing, Accurate Polymers, Techcon India | Polymer production | |
Gems & Jewelry Park | 6 Acres | Ankurhati, Howrah | Senco Gold Limited, Calcutta Gem & Jewellers Welfare Association, Jain Jewellers | Jewelry production | |
Haringhata Industrial Park | 358 Acres | Nadia | |||
Kharagpur General Industrial Park | 205 Acres | Kharagpur, West Medinipur | Tata Metaliks, Flender McNeil etc. | ||
Fulbari Industrial Park | 32 Acres | Fulbarigram, Jalpaiguri district | |||
Dabgram Industrial Park | 107 Acres | Dabgram, Jalpaiguri district | |||
Shilpobroto Industrial Park | 25 Acres | Binnaguri, Jalpaiguri district | |||
INDUS Balram Industrial Park | Jalpaiguri district | ||||
South City Anmol Infra Park | 48 Acres | Howrah district | |||
Amtala Food Park | 125 Acres | Amtala, South 24 Parganas | |||
Regent SME Industrial Park | 21 Acres | Ankurhati, Howrah | |||
Srijan Industrial Logistic Park | 24 Acres | Ankurhati, Howrah | |||
Jalan Complex | 2000 Acres | Ankurhati, Howrah | |||
Amta Industrial Park | |||||
Uluberia Industrial Park | |||||
Ranihati Foundry Park | |||||
Dankuni Industrial Park | |||||
Bagnan Industrial Park |
Cities with major industries
No. | Place | Significance |
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1 | Kolkata | IT, BPO, Manufacturing, Cotton textile, Tan, Food processing, Tourism |
2 | Durgapur | Iron and steel, coal, graphite, power, cement, chemicals, heavy engineering, IT |
3 | Kharagpur | Chemicals, machinery, heavy metals, automobiles, railways, cement |
4 | Haldia | Petrochemical, refinery, industrial chemicals |
5 | Darjeeling | Tea |
6 | Chittaranjan | Electric locomotives (CLW) |
7 | Rupnarayanpur | Cables |
8 | Howrah | Jute, light engineering |
9 | Dankuni | Warehouse, locomotives, heavy engineering, milk and beverages, biscuits |
10 | Rishra | Textile, jute, cotton, heavy engineering |
11 | Champdani | Jute, cotton, heavy engineering |
12 | Bhadreswar | Jute |
13 | Tribeni | Tissue paper |
14 | Kalimpong | Tea, wood |
15 | Siliguri | Tea, timber, IT |
16 | Dalkhola | Maize |
17 | Raiganj | Rice |
18 | Malda | Mango |
19 | Rampurhat | Mining, stone crushing, rice |
20 | Suri | Rice, silk, furniture |
21 | Shantiniketan | Handicrafts, rice |
22 | Baharampur | Silk, sarees, ivory, sholapith, metal, Brass |
23 | Jangipur | Tobacco, mulberry |
24 | Kalyani | Heavy engineering, pharmaceutical, bio-technology, meat processing, rice |
25 | Katwa | Rice, jute, mustard |
26 | Bardhaman | Rice, brick, food processing, potato |
27 | Asansol | Coal, Iron and steel, Locomotives, heavy engineering, cement, cables |
28 | Budge Budge | Petroleum, jute, power |
29 | Kanchrapara | Electrical locomotives and workshop, railway coaches, furniture |
30 | Halisahar | Jute, pulp, paper |
31 | Naihati | Jute, paint |
32 | Bhatpara | Jute, paper, battery, heavy engineering |
33 | Barrackpore | Jute, rifles, aeronautical, heavy engineering, dry cells, cables |
34 | Titagarh | Jute, wagons, paper, steel, heavy engineering |
35 | Khardah | Jute, heavy engineering |
36 | Panihati | Jute, chemical, heavy engineering, tractor, tobacco |
37 | Kamarhati | Jute, paper, heavy engineering, matches, ceramics |
38 | Dum Dum | Heavy engineering, guns, bullets, railway wagon, construction equipment |
39 | Jangal Sundari Karmanagari |
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