A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
4% of Chhota Udepur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 2,186 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chhota Udepur, which ranks 22 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 26.6%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,05,588.