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 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shopian, which ranks 6 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 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 46.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Public Transport Node is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Public Transport Node reference. For Shopian specifically, see the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Shopian youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.