Pillar: Connectivity
79.7% of Surajpur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 1.7 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surajpur, which ranks 31 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 68.4%. On women's freedom of movement at 43.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Surajpur are in the Surajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.