An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
39.1% of workers in Pakur 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
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 self-employed workers at 73.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹60,087 and households in the poorest wealth group at 65.8%.