Why are more than 60% of the sugar factories located in the sugar belt

1.	Why are more than 60% of the sugar factories located in the sugar belt comprising of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab?
Answer» This is due to the following reasons. a. The Ganga plain has fertile soil and heavy rainfall suitable for sugarcane cultivation. b. Cheap labour is easily and regularly available from this densely populated plain of India. c. Coal, the main source of energy used in sugar factories, is available from nearby coal mines of Bihar. d. This sugar belt is also a large consumer of sugar. So, easy market is available.

Why are more than 60% of the sugar factories located in the sugar belt comprising of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab?

Answer»

This is due to the following reasons.

a. The Ganga plain has fertile soil and heavy rainfall suitable for sugarcane cultivation.

b. Cheap labour is easily and regularly available from this densely populated plain of India.

c. Coal, the main source of energy used in sugar factories, is available from nearby coal mines of Bihar.

d. This sugar belt is also a large consumer of sugar. So, easy market is available.