Pillar: Connectivity
Malappuram has 13.1 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 72, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 94% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malappuram, which ranks 14 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹33,909, credit going to productive use at 60.5% and women with a bank account at 73.4%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,01,497 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Malappuram are in the Malappuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malappuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.