Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kishanganj has 6,038 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,16,000, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 21,673 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.