Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gopalganj disburses ₹11,141 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 254.6 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, close to the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
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 self-employed workers at 74.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.3% and women-owned enterprises at 34.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI 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.