Distribution
The states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal are the leading producers of silk textile goods. The silk manufacturing centres have been shown in Fig. 11.7.
The state of Karnataka is the largest producer of silk textile. Bangalore, Belgaum, Gokak, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, and Tumkur are the main producing centres. Channapatna and Mysore are the main centres of silk textile in the state. Silk yarn from these centres is exported to Arani, Dhannavaram, Kancheepuram, Kumbakonam, Surat, and Varanasi.
In West Bengal, the main centres of silk textile are Basawa, Bishenpur, Chak-Islampur, Kolkata, and Madhu-Ghat (Maldah District). In Andhra Pradesh, silk textile is concentrated in Anantapur,
Chittor, Karimnagar, Vishakhapatnam, and Warangal. In Bihar, Bhagalpur; inJharkhand, Hazaribagh and Ranchi; in Assam, Barpeta, Goalpara, Kamrup, Nalbari, and Naogaon are known for silk textile. In Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Nilgiri, Salem, and Tirunelveli; while in Madhya Pradesh, Balghat, Bastar, Bilaspur, Raigarh, and Surguja are the silk textile centres. Silk textile is also concentrated in Anantnag, Baramulla, Doda, Jammu, Riasi, Srinagar, and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.
India is one of the important exporters of silk textile. Silk and silk products are exported to USA, UK, Kuwait, Russia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and UAE.
