Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
21.3% of workers in Nicobar are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 16.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹22,698.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Nicobar are in the Nicobar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nicobar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.