An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
58.9% of workers in Chatra are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% 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 43.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 69.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹97,100 and households in the poorest wealth group at 58.9%.