Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
24.8% of workers in Chamarajanagar 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 59% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chamarajanagar, which ranks 11 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.4% and households in the poorest wealth group at 8.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,42,097, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Chamarajanagar are in the Chamarajanagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chamarajanagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.