Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
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.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Dhanbad are in the Dhanbad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhanbad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.