1 | Name Of Cluster | Kunoor Terracotta |
2 | Place | Kunoor |
3 | District | North Dinajpur |
4 | State | West Bengal |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 150 |
6 | No. of workers | 437 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 10 million |
8 | Associations in cluster | NA |
9 | Major products | Pirer-Ghora (ritualhorse) Hati ( elephant) Pencha (owl) Ghat (worship pot) Kamoondal (traditional kettle) Dhunuchi(incense burner) Pradip (erthenlamp) |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
NA |
11 | Major markets | Domestic |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Absence of marketing network Lack of education and entrepreneurial skills Traditional method of firing/absence of modern kiln and consequent pollution hazard Traditional potter s wheel Lack of modern packaging method Want of working capital Competition from other state an national clusters Introduction of other decorative products in the market |
13 | Data source and updated on | DSR prepared by DIC, North Dinjapur |