Pillar: Connectivity
Karaikal has 19.5 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 106.9, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 71% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 95.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹63,495 and credit going to productive use at 67.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 10,147 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Karaikal are in the Karaikal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karaikal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.