Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.7% of West Singhbhum's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 3,373 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Singhbhum, which ranks 22 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,10,682 and formal-sector jobs at 3.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in West Singhbhum are in the West Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.