Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5% of Purnia's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 17,057 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,59,397, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 2.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.