Pillar: Economic Participation
Khagaria has 8,140 manufacturing MSMEs. 52.6% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Khagaria, which ranks 24 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.7%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,17,657.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Khagaria are in the Khagaria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khagaria youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.