Pillar: Connectivity
72.4% of Maihar's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 18 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, close to the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Maihar, which ranks 34 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.5% and women's freedom of movement at 42.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Maihar are in the Maihar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Maihar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.