Jabalpur Economy_of_Madhya_Pradesh

the narmada river bringing in fresh water vindyachal ranges has developed jabalpur district agrarian economy. land of narmada basin fertile alluvial soil gives yields of sorghum, wheat, rice , millet in villages around jabalpur. important among commercial crops pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugar cane , medicinal crops. state poised breakthrough in soybean cultivation. in kharif crops occupy 60% , rabi crops 40% area 71.4% area under food grain production. 59% of landholders marginal whereas small farmed share 18% of farmland. low literacy rates (35.45%), undulating topography, high percentages of waste land (13.2%), underdeveloped irrigation potential (23%), low ground water utilization, large proportion of rain fed agriculture (75%), practice of kharif fallows (3.6%), low cropping intensity (131%), low fertilizer consumption (50 kg/ha), high proportion of low value crops, , high numbers of unproductive livestock constrain production in state. jabalpur has variety of industries largely based in mineral substances of economic value found in district, although ready-made garments industry substantial portion of production in jabalpur. defence establishments started in 20th century. jabalpur has vehicle factory jabalpur, grey iron foundry, gun carriage factory jabalpur , ordnance factory khamaria belong ordnance factories board manufacturing various products indian armed forces. gun carriage factory started in year 1904 equipped , manufacture gun parts, mounting, shells , variety of other product war purpose. vehicle factory jabalpur (vfj) started manufacturer of trucks , other defence vehicles. other 2 grey iron foundry (gif) , ordnance factory khamaria (ofk). armed forces make large portion of city , economy in city. city has 3 regimental centres: grenadiers, jammu , kashmir rifles , signals regiment. jabalpur army headquarters of madhya pradesh, bihar, chhattisgarh, , orissa. jabalpur important divisional headquarters, having 8 districts: jabalpur, seoni, mandla, chhindwara, narsimhapur, katni, dindori, balaghat. jabalpur district has been reconstituted on may 25, 1998. has 4 tehsils jabalpur, sihora, patan , kundam. jabalpur has headquarters of madhya pradesh state electricity board, homeguards , many other state , central government offices. there 7 blocks in district 1449 inhabited villages, 60 uninhabited, 1209 revenue villages , 4 forest villages. presence of several industries in jabalpur bolstered industrial scenario of city. industrial growth of area owes defense establishments , 4 ordnance factories. presence of military base , ordnance factories have improved infrastructure of city. has boosted industrial development of jabalpur. important industries in jabalpur are:

readymade garments units
poultry/hatchery
electrical goods industry
sawmills
wood cutting industry
industries relating lime stone products
building materials
glassware
telephone parts
furniture making industry
shaw wallace gelatin factory
steel structures works
cement industries
commercial engineers & body builders co limited [cebbco ]
tobacco business
retail busine
food processing industry
vendors coca-cola india & parle

gdp ($us) : 9.7 billion