Pillar: Connectivity
Patiala has 22.6 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 66.4, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Patiala, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 87.4%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹35,575 and credit going to productive use at 66.4%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,25,106 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Patiala are in the Patiala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Patiala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.