A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
2.9% of Balasore's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 22,834 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balasore, which ranks 18 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 5.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,37,559, it sits close to the national mark.