Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
45.7% of workers in Ballari 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ballari, which ranks 20 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,337, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Ballari are in the Ballari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ballari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.