Pillar: Connectivity
Umaria has 5.8 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 37.7, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Umaria, which ranks 42 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 49.4%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹12,090 and women with a bank account at 76%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 9,606 registered enterprises.
What the Bank Branch is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Bank Branch reference. For Umaria specifically, see the Umaria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Umaria youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.