Pillar: Connectivity
27.2% of Shopian'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 1.6 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
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 women's freedom of movement at 51.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node 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.