Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
48.9% of workers in Porbandar are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 38% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Porbandar, which ranks 18 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,64,073 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.1%. On self-employed workers at 56.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Porbandar are in the Porbandar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Porbandar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.