An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
48.9% of workers in Hazaribag are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hazaribag, which ranks 8 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 75.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,583 and households in the poorest wealth group at 28.9%.