Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
7.8% of Khordha's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 31,938 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Khordha, which ranks 1 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 19.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,26,212.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Khordha are in the Khordha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khordha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.