An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
51.9% of workers in West Singhbhum are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Singhbhum, which ranks 19 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 71%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,10,682 and households in the poorest wealth group at 79.7%.