Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Chunar Pottery
2 Place Chunar
3 District Mirzapur
4 State Uttar pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) 1000 
6 No. of workers 10000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 300 million
8 Associations in cluster Aashirt Patrakar Samiti, Chunar
Chunar Pottery Association, Chunar
Bone China Unit
Manav Seva Samiti, Chunar
Unnayan Sansthan, Chunar
9 Major products Glazing on red clay like decorative pieces, toys, jars, etc
China clay products like toys, cups, plates, jars, etc
Bone china products, such as, cups, plates, dinner sets, etc
Plaster of paris products like statue of God and Goddess, decorative pieces, et
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) na
11 Major markets Nepal
Bangladesh
12 Major problems/prospects Raw Material
Furnaces
Marketing
Background of the Entrepreneur
Finance and working capital
Man power requirements
Infrastructure facilities
Closed Pottery Centre
Poor Transportation Facilities
Business Development Services
Unified Associations
13 Data source and updated on DSR by by: Arvind Chaudhary, Cluster Development+ Executive under guidance: Sri K.N.N. Singh, Director,+ Government of India, Ministry of Small Scale Industries,+ Small Industries Service Institute. In year 2007.