Y-POWER Score: 55 / 100
Ranked 6 of 38 districts in Tamil Nadu
19.2% of workers aged 15 and over in Kanyakumari work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Kanyakumari has 1.1 lakh registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 69% are in services and 31% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 3.1% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 7.8% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Kanyakumari are ₹1.2 lakh, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designation is Cashew. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Kanyakumari equals 92.2% 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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Kanyakumari and the Global Goals