A summary of a Business Standard analysis says 82% of equity FDI inflows from January 2000 to March 2026 were concentrated in six states.
BY FIELD · Regions
Region & state selection
India's states behave like separate markets. We compare candidate cities on demand, cost, incentives, logistics and language, and verify on the ground.
For: companies choosing a factory, office or first sales cityWhat to check
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In FY26, Maharashtra led with USD 18.4 billion, then Karnataka with USD 12.9 billion.
Source: India Briefing (based on DPIIT data) · 2026-06-03 ↗ Source: Business Standard · VisionIAS · 2026-09-19 (Korean) ↗Required
Headquarters strategy rarely carries over; check each candidate state's policy.
Source: Samil PwC Research Institute · 2026-04-22 (Korean) ↗ Source: World Economic Forum (World Data Lab data) · 2026-02-11 ↗Required
Adullam
Score demand, cost, incentives, logistics and language from 1 to 5.
Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10 checked (Korean) ↗Conditional
About 93% of urban consumer-class growth is projected outside the five largest cities.
Source: World Economic Forum (World Data Lab data) · 2026-02-11 ↗Conditional
Adullam
Even if you can sell anywhere, hard-to-source parts may favour a city near suppliers.
Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10 checked (Korean) ↗Conditional
Adullam
Look separately at entry terms, power and water, and lease versus purchase.
Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10 checked (Korean) ↗Recommended
Official
KOTRA has six offices in India; Adullam has offices in Seoul, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.
Source: KOTRA · 2026-10-26 checked ↗ Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10-20 checked (Korean) ↗Recommended
Official
Population enumeration is planned for February 2027.
Source: All India Radio (public broadcaster, citing the Registrar General of India) · 2026-04-10 ↗Recommended
FY26 equity FDI inflows were USD 58.85 billion (+18%).
Source: India Briefing (based on DPIIT data) · 2026-06-03 ↗ Source: Outlook Money · 2026-06-05 ↗Steps & timing
- Week 1Shortlist three to five candidate citiesClient · Adullam · Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10 checked (Korean) ↗
- Weeks 1–2Collect demand, cost and incentive dataAdullam · Source: Business Standard · VisionIAS · 2026-09-19 (Korean) ↗
- Weeks 1–2Site visits and interviewsAdullam local team · Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10-20 checked (Korean) ↗
- Week 1Score the grid and rankAdullam · Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10 checked (Korean) ↗
- -Propose the first entry cityClient · Adullam · Source: Adullam Consulting · 2026-10 checked (Korean) ↗
What to prepare
- Business type (sales, factory, services)
- Required floor area, power and workforce
- Locations of key customers and suppliers
- Budget
- Preferred timeline
Time & fees Example
- Duration
- About 3–5 weeks (example)
- Fee
- Quote by number of candidate cities
- Deliverable
- City comparison sheet + first-region proposal (example)
Related Adullam platform
Once you pick a city, look for offices and factory sites in Adullam Property
Adullam Property ↗Recent cases
Sales were possible anywhere but parts were hard to source, so it chose the city near suppliers first and widened sales hubs later. (Illustrative example, not a real client case.)
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