Pillar: Connectivity
Kupwara has 7.9 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 130.2, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kupwara, which ranks 8 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 41.3%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹35,377 and women with a bank account at 83.8%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 29,836 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Kupwara are in the Kupwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kupwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.