Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
8.7% of Bhavnagar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 25,060 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhavnagar, which ranks 19 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 6.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,796, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Bhavnagar are in the Bhavnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhavnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.