Pillar: Connectivity
85.9% of Bhavnagar's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 11 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.3 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
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 women's freedom of movement at 57.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node 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.