Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Balangir has 12,355 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹84,646, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.6%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 32,588 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.