Pillar: Connectivity
89.7% of Cachar's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 4.2 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.5 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cachar, which ranks 30 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 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 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Cachar are in the Cachar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cachar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.