Pillar: Connectivity
41.2% of Ganderbal's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 0 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 2.5 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganderbal, which ranks 3 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 45%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Ganderbal are in the Ganderbal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganderbal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.