Pillar: Education & Training
In Chatra, 40.9% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. 96% of schools have a functional girls' toilet. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya exists to pull girls back into schooling and keep them there with residential support.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chatra, which ranks 15 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 57.4% and women who own a house at 76.6%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 56.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) in Chatra are in the Chatra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chatra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.