Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
9.3% of workers in Coimbatore 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 20.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,37,465 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3%.
What the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) reference. For Coimbatore specifically, see the Coimbatore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Coimbatore youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.