Pillar: Connectivity
83.9% of Sheopur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 0 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.2 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sheopur, which ranks 52 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 27%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Sheopur are in the Sheopur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sheopur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.