Pillar: Connectivity
61.5% of Porbandar's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 7.4 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.
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. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.6% and women's freedom of movement at 40.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node 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.