Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.3% of Udupi's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 12,904 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Udupi, which ranks 5 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 16.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,910, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Udupi are in the Udupi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Udupi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.