Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Allahabad Hand Knotted Carpet |
| 2 | Place | Allahabad |
| 3 | District | Allahabad |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 600 Micro Units |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2500 nos |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 300 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Allahabad Hand Knotted Carpet Cluster Audhogic Utpadak Sahakati Samiti Limited |
| 9 | Major products | Hand knotted, tufted carpets, durries |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
MSME-DI, Allahabad |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India Northern states Export Nil |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Illiterate and poor work force Lack of new designing as per market trend Lack of market intelligence and techniques Stiff competition from units at Bhadohi, Agra . Lack of brand building and networking. Un-organised sector and un-economic scale of operations. Use of old and obsolete manufacturing process. Lack of knowledge on packaging Lack of active association. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Industries Deptt. Government of UP + (July 2010) |