An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
9% of workers in Bhopal are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhopal, which ranks 1 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 45.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,55,133, it sits close to the national mark.