An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
40.3% of workers in Bhagalpur 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 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhagalpur, which ranks 3 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 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 households in the poorest wealth group at 34%. On self-employed workers at 59.8%, it sits close to the national mark.