Pillar: Connectivity
98.9% of Amritsar's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 12.8 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Amritsar, which ranks 13 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 66.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Amritsar are in the Amritsar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Amritsar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.