Pillar: Connectivity
98.4% of Ahmedabad's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 8.7 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 61.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Ahmedabad are in the Ahmedabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ahmedabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.