An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
22.9% of workers in Dhanbad are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhanbad, which ranks 5 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.6%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 20.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,49,157, it sits close to the national mark.