Pillar: Connectivity
59.6% of Papum Pare's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 8.9 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Papum Pare, which ranks 1 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52.9%. On women's freedom of movement at 44%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Papum Pare are in the Papum Pare district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Papum Pare youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.