Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.6% of Gopalganj's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 12,452 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gopalganj, which ranks 30 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,869 and formal-sector jobs at 2.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Gopalganj are in the Gopalganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gopalganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.