Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
42.5% of workers in East Champaran 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In East Champaran, which ranks 33 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 66.2%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,24,991 and households in the poorest wealth group at 45.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in East Champaran are in the East Champaran district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Champaran youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.