Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
66.4% of workers in Burhanpur are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Burhanpur, which ranks 40 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,60,138, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 22.1%. On self-employed workers at 56%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Burhanpur are in the Burhanpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Burhanpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.