Industrial Location

• Industrial locations are complex in nature.
• These are influenced by availability of raw material, labour, capital, power and market, etc.
• It is rarely possible to find all these factors available at one place.
• Consequently, manufacturing activity tends to locate at the most appropriate place where all the factors of industrial location are either available or can be arranged at lower cost.
• After an industrial activity starts, urbanisation follows. Sometimes, industries are located in or near the cities.

INDUSTRY – MARKET LINKAGE:

Thus, industrialisation and urbanisation go hand in hand. Cities provide markets and also provide services such as banking, insurance, transport, labour, consultants and financial advice, etc. to the industry. Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres known as agglomeration economies. Gradually, a large industrial agglomeration takes place.

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIES:

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