Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.3% of Datia's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 4,478 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Datia, which ranks 24 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹81,191 and formal-sector jobs at 7.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Datia are in the Datia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Datia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.