Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.6% of Balangir's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 12,355 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balangir, which ranks 13 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,646 and formal-sector jobs at 5.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Balangir are in the Balangir district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balangir youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.