KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in Aurangabad, Bihar

Pillar: Education & Training

In Aurangabad, 21.9% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.7% of schools have a functional girls' toilet. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya exists to pull girls back into schooling and keep them there with residential support.

Youth opportunity in Aurangabad

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).

In Aurangabad, which ranks 9 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 53.4% and women who own a house at 70.4%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 51.1%.

Mandated services and how to locate the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in Aurangabad are in the Aurangabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aurangabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.