An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
42.9% of workers in Kallakurichi 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kallakurichi, which ranks 38 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 33.9% and households in the poorest wealth group at 13.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,19,432.