Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Pakyong, Sikkim

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

Pakyong, Sikkim · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

22.2% of workers in Pakyong are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 22.2% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Pakyong

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Pakyong, which ranks 1 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 38.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,58,112 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.4%.