An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
33.8% of workers in Tirupati 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tirupati, which ranks 7 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,72,137 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.4%.