Pillar: Connectivity
Malerkotla has 16.3 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 49.7, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Malerkotla, which ranks 11 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 credit going to productive use at 73.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹42,880 and women with a bank account at 75.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,092 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Malerkotla are in the Malerkotla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malerkotla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.