Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
33.5% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% 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 58.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,93,168 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Pakyong are in the Pakyong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakyong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.