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Jamnagar in Gujarat is the top export district in India. It constitutes about 24% of India export In terms of value in FY23 (up to January). Surat in Gujarat and Mumbai suburbs in Maharashtra are second and third by distance, accounting for only about 4.5% of the country’s exports during this period. Other districts in the top 10 are Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka), Devbhoomi Dwarka, Bharuch and Kutch (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh).
map 1
The map shows the district which formed the highest share of the state’s exports in FY23
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For example, Kancheepuram accounted for 33% of Tamil Nadu’s exports, the highest share among all districts in the state. Some of the top export districts make up only about 20% of the state’s exports. For example, Indore and Jaipur, the top exporting districts in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan respectively, each made up only 21% of their state’s total exports. On the other hand, most of the top export districts in the northeastern states account for up to 90% of the state’s exports. Gomti (Tripura), Ri Bhoi (Meghalaya) and East Sikkim (Sikkim) constituted more than 90% of their state’s exports. Districts like Dakshina Kannada, Gautam Budh Nagar and Ernakulam accounted for around 40-50% of their respective state’s exports. In the map, the size of the circle corresponds to the value of the export. The bigger the circle, the more exports.
Jamnagar’s dominance can be attributed to the fact that it made up a large part of India’s growing petroleum exports, while Kanchipuram’s most exported item was smartphones. Map 1 also lists the top exported items of the top exporting districts in each state. For example, Kamrup, the top exporting district of Assam, exports the most tea; Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar Exports Maximum Smartphones; Raipur in Chhattisgarh exports the most parboiled rice; And Mumbai suburb in Maharashtra exported the largest number of diamonds.
map 2
Map showing top five exporting districts for top six items exported by India
Map 2A Shows the top five exporting districts of petroleum products in FY23. Jamnagar is followed by Dakshina Kannada and Begusarai in the first place. map 2b Shows the top five exporting districts of precious stones and jewelery which include Surat, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Jaipur and Kolkata. map 2c Shows the top five exporting districts of rice, wheat and other cereals. Karnal leads the list, which also includes Raipur and East Godavari. map 2d Shows the top five exporting districts of smartphones and electronic components. Gautam Buddha Nagar is followed by Kanchipuram, Kolar, Bengaluru Rural and Kutch in this list. map 2e Shows the top five exporting districts of vehicles other than railways. Kanchipuram leads the list, which is followed by Pune, Gurugram, Anantapur and Aurangabad. map 2f Shows the top five exporting districts of pharmaceutical products: Medchal Malkajgiri, Ahmedabad, Ranga Reddy, Solan and Visakhapatnam.
Table 3
The table shows the share of top export item of top export district in total export of India
For example, Jamnagar, Gujarat’s top export district, exported the most petroleum products. And Jamnagar’s exports of petroleum products accounted for 67% of India’s total exports for that commodity. Surat’s exports of precious stones and jewelery accounted for 36% of India’s total exports for that commodity. Smartphone exports from Gautam Buddha Nagar made up 26% of India’s exports.
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Source: Export Import Dashboard of Ministry of Commerce
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