Pillar: Connectivity
99.6% of gram panchayats in Puri are BharatNet service-ready, close to the typical district. 43.5% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Puri, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 92.1%. On young men using the internet at 61.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Puri are in the Puri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Puri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.