Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.7% of Pakur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 2,102 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pakur, which ranks 24 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹60,087 and formal-sector jobs at 2.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Pakur are in the Pakur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.