A public-sector bank, regional rural bank, or district cooperative branch handling accounts, DBT and Mudra loans.
Thiruvananthapuram has 25.6 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 81.2, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 5 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹67,325, credit going to productive use at 60.2% and women with a bank account at 83.8%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,31,926 registered enterprises.