Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
52.3% of workers in Sonepur are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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 trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹83,465 and households in the poorest wealth group at 29.6%. On self-employed workers at 61.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.