Pillar: Connectivity
Purnia has 6.2 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 106.9, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purnia, which ranks 34 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.1 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹12,680, credit going to productive use at 65.2% and women with a bank account at 74.2%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 80,590 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Purnia are in the Purnia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purnia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.