Pillar: Connectivity
Jharsuguda has 18.2 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 60.8, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jharsuguda, which ranks 2 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹54,208, credit going to productive use at 61.8% and women with a bank account at 80.8%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 22,225 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Jharsuguda are in the Jharsuguda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jharsuguda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.