Pillar: Connectivity
93.8% of Jagatsinghapur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 6.5 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 1.1 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jagatsinghapur, which ranks 10 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.9% and women's freedom of movement at 27.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Jagatsinghapur are in the Jagatsinghapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jagatsinghapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.