Pillar: Connectivity
97.1% of Botad's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 13.4 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Botad, which ranks 13 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 46.3%. 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 Botad are in the Botad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Botad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.