Sultanpur

Around 1.5 lakh people are engaged in working with material made of moonj in the district. It is used for making a variety of products including ropes, weaved cots, etc. Rope Weaved cots are ready to use and give remarkable traditional and ethnic look also. These cots are easily portable, storable and durable. This is a domestic cottage industry. Moonj products are made without using any advanced equipment or technical knowledge. Around 2 to 3 kilogram of badh is made by each worker every day. On an average, 3 to 3.5 lakh quintal badh is produced per month.

Introduction

Sultanpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh located on the right banks of the River Gomti and is a part of Faizabad Division. Although the area has been part of successive North Indian kingdoms through centuries, the recorded history of the city began in the colonial times. It is considered as a center of Hindu and Buddhist culture. Places of interest in Sultanpur are Victoria Manzil, Christ Church and Chimanlal Park. The city has a large number of temples and palaces.

The only sugar mill in the district is Kishan Sahakari Chini Mill Ltd. under the control of government of Uttar Pradesh. As the demand of sugar in the national and international market is increasing day by day, future prospects of the industry appears to be very promising.

However the cluster of artisans engaged in making of ropes from locally available grass known as Moonj is flourishing day by day. Moonj grass is found in abundance in some parts of UP. Sultanpur is one of them. This natural fibre is used to make domestic and daily household products. Rope weaving in itself is a traditional practice of India; the locals started using the grass to weave traditional baskets, ropes and woven cots etc. Coiling a few strands of semi dried Moonj grass creating a radial pattern or folding it in specific parameters to crate various useful products. Finally the ropes and woven cots are closely tied with jute thread to ensure the structure is in place.

Iron and Steel Fabrication

In Sultanpur district, this industry has spread not only on urban area but in rural areas too. In this industry Rolling Shutters, gates for houses, institutes and other installations, Doors and Windows and railing etc. are manufactured. Presently, owing to increased fashion of using steel, fabrication industry has expanded. People like to have steel made stare case and railing on roof, decorative pieces etc. This industry is flourishing in the district either in form of individual enterprise or in the form of an organized unit. Road-side shopkeepers preferring their shops to be made with steel in place of wood from the security point of view. Thus, the industry is developing more. Manufactured products are exported to nearby cities or people from surrounding areas like to have these things made from Sultanpur.

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• Major Industries
• Small Industries
• Handicrafts Works

• Moonj Rope Cluster
• Sugar Mills

• Agro based
• Cotton textile
• Ready-made garments & embroidery
• Wood/wooden based furniture
• Paper & Paper products
• Leather based
• Chemical/Chemical based
• Metal based (Steel Fab.)
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• Electrical machinery and transport equipment
• Repairing & servicing
• Others (Ice; handicrafts, Computer based industries)

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