Pillar: Connectivity
99.5% of Budgam's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 4.1 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 1.7 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Budgam, which ranks 11 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.2%. On women's freedom of movement at 39.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Budgam are in the Budgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Budgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.