Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
37.2% of workers in Bhavnagar 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.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 13.1%. On self-employed workers at 55.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,796, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.