Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

48.7% of workers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 48.7% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 95% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, which ranks 19 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.7% and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,56,601, it sits close to the national mark.