Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand

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

Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

42% of workers in Seraikela Kharsawan 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.

  • 42% India 48%

Youth opportunity in Seraikela Kharsawan

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Seraikela Kharsawan, which ranks 4 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 52.7%. On self-employed workers at 56.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,123, it sits close to the national mark.