Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
68.6% of workers in Chitradurga are employed in agriculture, behind 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chitradurga, which ranks 29 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 8.5%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 64.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,30,493, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Chitradurga are in the Chitradurga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chitradurga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.