An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
44.5% of workers in Nalanda are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nalanda, which ranks 2 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,15,446 and households in the poorest wealth group at 27.2%. On self-employed workers at 63.6%, it sits close to the national mark.