Pillar: Connectivity
97.6% of Hoshiarpur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 6.6 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.8 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 67.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Hoshiarpur are in the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.