Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Sonepur has 9,878 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹83,465, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.9%. The district has 13,133 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.