Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Ranaghat Powerloom Textile Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Ranaghat |
| 3 | District | Nadia |
| 4 | State | West Bengal |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 500 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 4500 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Nil |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Power loom Owner s Association of Bengal |
| 9 | Major products | Grey Dhuti, Saree, Markin Coloured Saree with Designed Border Lungi Industrial Fabric Gamchha, Duster and others |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Nil |
| 11 | Major markets | Domestic |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Old and obsolete type of power looms. Low quality and poor production. Lack of Modernized pre & post weaving facilities. Lack of economy of scale. Very poor technical capabilities. Limited exposure to markets. Apathy on the part of financial institutions to extend finance. Poor managerial capability. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by Mr. V. Marandi, Technical Officer, Office of the Textile Commissioner, Powerloom Service Centre, Ranaghat, Nadia, 2008 |