Pillar: Connectivity
98.5% of Coimbatore's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 1.6 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 58.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Coimbatore are in the Coimbatore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Coimbatore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.