Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Bharuch, Gujarat

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Bharuch, Gujarat · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

28.1% of workers in Bharuch are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 28.1% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Bharuch

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Bharuch, which ranks 7 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,39,933 and households in the poorest wealth group at 16%, it sits close to the national mark.