Pillar: Connectivity
73.7% of Raigarh's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 12.3 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raigarh, which ranks 6 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.2%. On women's freedom of movement at 36.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Raigarh are in the Raigarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raigarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.