Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Katihar, which ranks 35 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Katihar are in the Katihar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Katihar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.