Pillar: Connectivity
100% of Kamrup Metropolitan's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 22.1 per lakh population each week. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kamrup Metropolitan, which ranks 1 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.8%. On women's freedom of movement at 42.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Kamrup Metropolitan are in the Kamrup Metropolitan district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kamrup Metropolitan youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.