Surajpur Snapshot — Economy, Jobs, Education

Y-POWER Score: 40.8 / 100

Ranked 30 of 33 districts in Chhattisgarh

69.7% of workers aged 15 and over in Surajpur work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Surajpur has 12,516 registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 85% are in services and 15% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 3.7% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 0.9% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Surajpur are ₹40,666, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designations are Potato and Turmeric. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Surajpur equals 65% 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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