The bus stand, railway station or transport hub linking your block or village to the district headquarters.
66.2% of Kolhapur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 2.4 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolhapur, which ranks 8 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 60.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.3%, it sits close to the national mark.