Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.1% of Bhadrak's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 15,080 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhadrak, which ranks 11 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 11.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,02,275.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Bhadrak are in the Bhadrak district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhadrak youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.