Pillar: Connectivity
83.6% of Sakti's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 16.2 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, close to the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sakti, which ranks 24 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 57.3%. On women's freedom of movement at 44.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Sakti are in the Sakti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sakti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.