A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
2.9% of Katihar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 12,554 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Katihar, which ranks 35 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 3.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,48,914, it sits close to the national mark.