Pillar: Connectivity
88.9% of Wardha's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 15.6 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.5 /sq km, close to the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wardha, which ranks 12 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 51.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Wardha are in the Wardha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wardha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.