Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.8% of Bhagalpur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 20,745 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhagalpur, which ranks 4 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,87,817, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 5.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Bhagalpur are in the Bhagalpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhagalpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.