Question

Give the name of at least one woollen textile centre in each state.

Answer 1

Most of the woolen industry is concentrated in Punjab, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. These states account for 75% of total woolen production.

• Punjab: Dhariwal, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Khara
  
• Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur, Mirzapur and Agra
  
• Haryana: Panipat, Faridabad
  
• Gujarat: Jamnagar, Vadodara, Ahmedabad
  
• West Bengal: Kolkata and Hawra
  
• Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior
  
• Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar
  
• Karnataka: Bellary and Bangalore
  
• Rajasthan: Alwar, Bhilwara and Jaipur
  
• Tamil Nadu: Chennai and Salem
  
• Andhra Pradesh: Eluru and Warangal
  

North eastern region do not produce wool but steps are under process to start woolen industries in this region.