MY Bharat / NYKS in West Champaran, Bihar

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

West Champaran, Bihar · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

21.6% of young men in West Champaran read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45.5% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.

  • 21.6% India 27.4%
  • 45.5% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in West Champaran

77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In West Champaran, which ranks 32 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.7%, women using the internet at 23.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 30% and higher-education enrolment at 9.9%.