Kokrajhar Snapshot — Economy, Jobs, Education

Y-POWER Score: 44.7 / 100

Ranked 18 of 35 districts in Assam

46.8% of workers aged 15 and over in Kokrajhar work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Kokrajhar has 26,164 registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 71% are in services and 29% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 2.3% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 0.7% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Kokrajhar are ₹42,839, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designation is Mushroom. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Kokrajhar equals 64.2% of the population of that age, against 66.9% in the typical district in India.

* EPFO counts workers in the district where their employer is registered, measured against the people who live there, so districts with many commuters or head offices show higher coverage.

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