Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.6% of Barpeta's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 17,372 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 6% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barpeta, which ranks 15 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,22,601, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 3.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Barpeta are in the Barpeta district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barpeta youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.