Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6% of Kendujhar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 8,878 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kendujhar, which ranks 23 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹88,986. On formal-sector jobs at 8.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Kendujhar are in the Kendujhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kendujhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.