Pillar: Connectivity
79.6% of Solapur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 8.6 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. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Solapur, which ranks 25 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 52.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Solapur are in the Solapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Solapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.