Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Jhajjar, Haryana

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Jhajjar, Haryana · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

28.6% of workers in Jhajjar are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 28.6% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Jhajjar

76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Jhajjar, which ranks 4 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 45.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,80,040 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.5%.