Pillar: Connectivity
Uttara Kannada has 17.8 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 40.4, behind 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttara Kannada, which ranks 10 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 87.4%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹53,766 and credit going to productive use at 56.4%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 54,964 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Uttara Kannada are in the Uttara Kannada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttara Kannada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.