A public-sector bank, regional rural bank, or district cooperative branch handling accounts, DBT and Mudra loans.
Kannur has 16.5 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 62.1, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 53.3%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹37,283 and women with a bank account at 74.2%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 79,549 registered enterprises.