Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide
Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide
Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide
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POPULATION<br />
MAJOR CITIES<br />
State City Population<br />
in 1991<br />
000’s<br />
NORTH<br />
Uttar Pradesh Kanpur 2,030<br />
Lucknow 1,669<br />
Varanasi 1,031<br />
Agra 948<br />
Allahabad 845<br />
Rajasthan Jaipur 1,518<br />
Punjab Ludhiana 1,043<br />
Delhi (NCT) New Delhi 8,419<br />
WEST<br />
Maharashtra Greater Mumbai 12,596<br />
Pune 2,494<br />
Nagpur 1,664<br />
Kalyan 1,015<br />
Thane 803<br />
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1,063<br />
Chhattisgarh Indore 1,109<br />
Gujarat Ahmedabad 3,312<br />
Surat 1,519<br />
Baroda 1,127<br />
EAST<br />
Bihar Patna 1,100<br />
West Bengal Kolkata 11,022<br />
Jamshedpur 829<br />
SOUTH<br />
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 4,344<br />
Vishakhapatnam 1,057<br />
Vijayawada 846<br />
Tamil Nadu Chennai 5,422<br />
Coimbatore 1,101<br />
Madurai 1,086<br />
Karnataka Bangalore 4,130<br />
Kerala Cochin 1,141<br />
Thiruvananthapuram 826<br />
TOTAL 30<br />
Source: Statistical Outline of India 2000-200, Tata Services Limited.<br />
2001 Census figures are not yet available.<br />
There are at least 30 cities whose populations now exceed 1 million. 6 now exceed 5 million.<br />
Estimates by leading retailers suggest that Greater Mumbai may account for 35% of jewellery sales in its State, Kolkata,<br />
Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Chennai for 30% and Bangalore and Cochin for 25% in their respective States. New Delhi<br />
attracts customers from all States in the north.<br />
Although the estimates may be exaggerated, major cities are regarded as extremely important retail centres.<br />
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN GOLD MARKET