Pillar: Connectivity
42.3% of West Kameng's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 2.2 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.2 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Kameng, which ranks 10 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 30.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in West Kameng are in the West Kameng district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Kameng youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.