Pillar: Connectivity
Sundargarh has 13.5 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 52.5, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sundargarh, which ranks 3 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 71.6% and women with a bank account at 88.4%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹35,325, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 60,639 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Sundargarh are in the Sundargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sundargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.