Pillar: Connectivity
85.3% of Mandsaur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 14.2 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.5 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandsaur, which ranks 22 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 25%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Mandsaur are in the Mandsaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandsaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.