Pillar: Connectivity
Dharwad has 20.1 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 99.1, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 75% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharwad, which ranks 6 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 90.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹57,667 and credit going to productive use at 57.9%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 94,114 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Dharwad are in the Dharwad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharwad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.