Pillar: Connectivity
Balasore has 12.4 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 60.9, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balasore, which ranks 16 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹45,846, credit going to productive use at 62.6% and women with a bank account at 83%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 88,571 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Balasore are in the Balasore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balasore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.