An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
64.3% of workers in Hamirpur are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hamirpur, which ranks 4 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,380 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.2%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 76.9%.