Pillar: Connectivity
89.5% of Barnala's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, close to the typical district. Railway stops run at 8.8 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barnala, which ranks 10 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 50.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Barnala are in the Barnala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barnala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.