Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.8% of Khunti's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 1,227 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khunti, which ranks 11 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,10,596 and formal-sector jobs at 7.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Khunti are in the Khunti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khunti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.