A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
2.2% of Sitamarhi's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 15,171 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sitamarhi, which ranks 30 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 4.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,38,087, it sits close to the national mark.