India's district sourcing atlas

Leather Footwear

Agra produces a vast share of India’s leather shoes, with thousands of units making formal, casual and fashion footwear.

Coir Products

Alappuzha, the 'Venice of the East', is India’s coir capital, making mats, rugs and eco-fibre products from coconut husk.

Locks & Hardware

Aligarh, the 'Lock City', makes the bulk of India’s locks and builders’ hardware across thousands of small units.

Hand-Knotted Carpets

Bhadohi is the heart of India’s carpet belt, hand-knotting wool and silk rugs exported across the world.

Bhagalpuri Silk

Bhagalpur, the 'Silk City', weaves tussar silk prized for its natural texture and earthy sheen.

Textiles

Bhilwara, the 'Textile City' of Rajasthan, is a major hub for suiting fabric and polyester-viscose textiles.

Bidriware

Bidar is the home of Bidriware — blackened-alloy metalware inlaid with pure silver since the 14th century.

Wooden Toys

Channapatna, the 'Town of Toys', makes lacquered ivory-wood toys in non-toxic vegetable-dye colours.

Silver Filigree (Tarakasi)

Cuttack is famed for Tarakasi — exquisitely fine silver-filigree jewellery and décor spun from silver wire.

Darjeeling Tea

Darjeeling grows the 'champagne of teas' on its misty Himalayan slopes — India’s first GI product.

Glassware & Bangles

Firozabad, the 'Glass City', specialises in handmade glassware, bangles and decorative glass items.

Gems, Jewellery & Blue Pottery

Jaipur is a global hub for coloured-gemstone cutting, silver jewellery and its signature cobalt blue pottery.

Brass Parts

Jamnagar, the 'Brass City', precision-makes brass components and fittings for industries worldwide.

Handicraft Furniture

Jodhpur is famed for vintage and industrial-style wood-and-iron furniture and handicrafts shipped worldwide.

Muga & Pat Silk

Kamrup’s Sualkuchi belt weaves Assam’s naturally golden Muga and white Pat silks into fine traditional textiles.

Silk Sarees

Kanchipuram weaves India’s most prized pure-silk temple sarees with real gold zari and an interlocked korvai weave.

Kangra Tea

Kangra valley produces a delicate, aromatic green and black tea with its own Geographical Indication.

Attar (Perfume)

Kannauj, the 'Perfume Capital of India', distils natural attars from flowers, herbs and even rain-soaked earth.

Handloom Fabric

Kannur, the 'Land of Looms', weaves fine cotton furnishing and apparel fabric for export markets.

Leather Goods

Kanpur is India’s leather capital, home to large tanneries and finished-leather units producing footwear, bags and accessories.

Home Textiles

Karur is a leading exporter of home textiles — bed, bath, table and kitchen linen for global retail chains.

Kolhapuri Chappal & Jaggery

Kolhapur is known worldwide for its hand-stitched leather Kolhapuri sandals and chemical-free jaggery.

Kullu Shawls

Kullu hand-weaves vibrant geometric-bordered wool shawls and caps prized across the Himalayas.

Kutch Embroidery & Handicraft

Kutch is a treasury of mirror-work embroidery, Bandhani tie-dye, Rogan art and leather craft from its desert communities.

Chikankari Embroidery

Lucknow is the home of Chikankari — delicate white-on-white hand embroidery that turns fine muslin and cotton into heirloom apparel.

Madhubani Painting

Madhubani district gives its name to the intricate Mithila folk paintings made in natural pigments.

Sports Goods

Meerut manufactures a large share of India’s sports goods — from cricket bats to fitness equipment.

Metal & Brassware

Moradabad, the 'Brass City', is India’s largest handicraft-export cluster, making brass, copper and alloy homeware and décor.

Silk

Murshidabad is a historic silk district producing fine mulberry silk and Murshidabad silk sarees.

Silk & Sandalwood

Mysuru is renowned for pure-silk sarees, sandalwood carving and rosewood inlay work.

Krishnanagar Clay Dolls

Nadia’s Krishnanagar is celebrated for astonishingly lifelike hand-modelled clay dolls and figurines.

Grapes & Wine

Nashik, India’s 'Wine Capital', leads in table and wine grapes and hosts the country’s top wineries.

Wood Carving

Saharanpur is renowned for intricately carved sheesham-wood furniture, panels and décor.

Sambalpuri Ikat

Sambalpur weaves the famed Sambalpuri ikat, where yarn is tie-dyed before weaving into intricate motifs.

Printing & Fireworks

Sivakasi dominates India’s firework, safety-match and offset-printing industries from a dense SME base.

Terry Towels & Textiles

Solapur is famous for its woven terry towels and traditional Solapuri chaddars (bed sheets).

Pashmina & Papier-Mâché

Srinagar is the source of the world’s finest Pashmina shawls, hand-knotted carpets and papier-mâché art.

Diamonds & Textiles

Surat cuts and polishes the majority of the world’s diamonds and weaves vast volumes of man-made-fabric sarees.

Thanjavur Paintings & Bronze

Thanjavur is celebrated for gold-foil Tanjore paintings and traditional bronze idol-casting.

Banarasi Silk Saree

Varanasi weaves India’s most opulent brocade sarees, threaded with gold and silver zari in centuries-old Mughal motifs.