Pillar: Connectivity
93.4% of West Singhbhum's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 15.7 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, close to the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 53.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node 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.