Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
53.4% of workers in Udhampur are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Udhampur, which ranks 13 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,61,300, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.1%. On households in the poorest wealth group at 19%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Udhampur are in the Udhampur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Udhampur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.