An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
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. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chitradurga, which ranks 29 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 8.5%. On self-employed workers at 64.2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,30,493, it sits close to the national mark.