The bus stand, railway station or transport hub linking your block or village to the district headquarters.
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. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 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 43.4%, it sits close to the national mark.