Pillar: Connectivity
Kozhikode has 17.4 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 89, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kozhikode, which ranks 11 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 56%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹29,208 and women with a bank account at 71.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,05,296 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Kozhikode are in the Kozhikode district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kozhikode youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.