Pillar: Connectivity
98.3% of Tarn Taran's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 8.5 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.6 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tarn Taran, which ranks 15 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 66.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Tarn Taran are in the Tarn Taran district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tarn Taran youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.