A public-sector bank, regional rural bank, or district cooperative branch handling accounts, DBT and Mudra loans.
Puri has 14.1 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 52.2, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Puri, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 92.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹58,120 and credit going to productive use at 66.9%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 77,750 registered enterprises.