An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
50.7% of workers in Balangir 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balangir, which ranks 14 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,646 and households in the poorest wealth group at 35.9%. On self-employed workers at 60.8%, it sits close to the national mark.