Pillar: Connectivity
88.4% of Anantapur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 25.3 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Anantapur, which ranks 23 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 51.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Public Transport Node is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Public Transport Node reference. For Anantapur specifically, see the Anantapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Anantapur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.