Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Nutangram Wood Carving
2 Place Nutangram
3 District Bardhaman
4 State West Bengal
5 No of firms (by type) 82 
6 No. of workers 200 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 6 Million
8 Associations in cluster NA
9 Major products Boxes
Figurines
Idols
Jewellery boxes
Incense boxes
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) DIC, Bardhaman
11 Major markets Within India UP, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Trichur and Thiruvananthapuram, J&K, Madhya Pradesh.
12 Major problems/prospects Under developed infrastructure in respect of road, electricity, health, sanitation, communication, etc.
Low education level
Lack of mutual trust among cluster people
Unhealthy trade practices and competition
Lack of awareness about the need for testing & quality control
Use of traditional type of machineries
Non availability of sufficient support Institutions
Limited product and design usage
Limited marketing channel
Poor working condition.
No brand image
13 Data source and updated on DIC, Burdwan under Directorate of MSSE, Govt. of West Bengal. (December 2007)