Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.1% of Kasaragod's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 9,536 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kasaragod, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,82,472 and formal-sector jobs at 12.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Kasaragod are in the Kasaragod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kasaragod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.