Pillar: Connectivity
Banaskantha has 6.4 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 158, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banaskantha, which ranks 32 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 75.5%, while it lags on women with a bank account at 63.6%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹8,014, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 80,328 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Banaskantha are in the Banaskantha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banaskantha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.