Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Thanjavur Rice Mills |
| 2 | Place | Kumbhakonam, Vallam, Pattukkottai |
| 3 | District | Thanjavur |
| 4 | State | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Tamilnadu |
| 6 | No. of workers | Tamilnadu |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Tamilnadu |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Thanjavur Paddy and Rice Processors Consortium P.Ltd. |
| 9 | Major products | Rice, Rice Bran, Husk, Husk Ash |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
ITI, Thanjavur Paddy Processing and Research Centre, Thanjavur Agricultural Research Centre, Aduthurai |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India Tamilnadu Outside India- Nil |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Heavy competition from suppliers of other states Lack of market intelligence to penetrate in other parts of the state and nearby states Quality of paddy is inconsistent and breakage is higher High cost of production Yield per quintal is very low Lack of energy conservation and pollution free environment |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | MSME-DI, Chennai (January 2009) |