Pillar: Connectivity
76.2% of Ashoknagar's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 19.8 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.5 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ashoknagar, which ranks 46 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 17.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Ashoknagar are in the Ashoknagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ashoknagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.