Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Sikar, Rajasthan

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Sikar, Rajasthan · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

50.5% of workers in Sikar are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 50.5% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Sikar

73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Sikar, which ranks 7 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,61,848 and households in the poorest wealth group at 4.1%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 72.6%.