Pillar: Connectivity
75.7% of Sundargarh's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 13.1 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, close to the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
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. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51% and women's freedom of movement at 36.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node 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.