Pillar: Connectivity
66.4% of Chhatarpur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 5.2 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chhatarpur, which ranks 36 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.9% and women's freedom of movement at 44.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Chhatarpur are in the Chhatarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chhatarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.