Pillar: Connectivity
Shopian has 13.3 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 124.7, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shopian, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 71.6% and women with a bank account at 91.4%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹43,475, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 15,452 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Shopian are in the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shopian youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.