Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

East Singhbhum, Jharkhand · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

29.1% of workers in East Singhbhum 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.

  • 29.1% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in East Singhbhum

83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In East Singhbhum, which ranks 2 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.7%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 31.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,44,270, it sits close to the national mark.