Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.1% of Kishanganj's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 6,038 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kishanganj, which ranks 37 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,000 and formal-sector jobs at 2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Kishanganj are in the Kishanganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishanganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.