Pillar: Connectivity
Cuddalore has 13.2 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 167.8, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cuddalore, which ranks 19 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 72.3% and women with a bank account at 89.3%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹59,198, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,21,778 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Cuddalore are in the Cuddalore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cuddalore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.