Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Pareo brass cluster |
| 2 | Place | Bihar |
| 3 | District | Bihar |
| 4 | State | Bihar |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 500 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 180million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Kasera Thali Kuteer Udyog Samiti, Pareo Lok Sevak Sangh, Pareo Peetal Udyog Samiti, Pareo Bihar Industries Association Bhojpur Chamber of Commerce, Ara |
| 9 | Major products | Brass Utensils Thali Lota Bhagauna Kathot Kalchul Karahi Katora German Silver Utensils Lota Glass Kathot Tastari |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
National Metallurgical Laboratories |
| 11 | Major markets | Bihar, Some Parts of Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of financial aid as there is only one bank present i.e. Canara Bank. Lack of services like Testing labs, BSEB supply designers, transporters etc. Poor raw material supply. Many tiny units face financial and working capital problems. Poor marketing channels |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by Mr. A. K. Karna, Assistant Director, SISI, Patna. |