Pillar: Connectivity
Sonepur has 13.1 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 72.1, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sonepur, which ranks 20 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 71.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹44,148 and women with a bank account at 80.9%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 23,011 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Sonepur are in the Sonepur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonepur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.