An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
71.4% of workers in Khagaria are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khagaria, which ranks 16 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,17,657 and households in the poorest wealth group at 50.7%. On self-employed workers at 60.7%, it sits close to the national mark.