An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
45.8% of workers in Samastipur 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samastipur, which ranks 26 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,11,995 and households in the poorest wealth group at 53.1%. On self-employed workers at 56.2%, it sits close to the national mark.