Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
35% of workers in Goalpara 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Goalpara, which ranks 29 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,67,434, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 42.1%. On self-employed workers at 58.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Goalpara are in the Goalpara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Goalpara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.