Pillar: Connectivity
97.8% of Kanchipuram's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 206.1 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.8 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 98% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanchipuram, which ranks 1 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 64 out of 100. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.1% and women's freedom of movement at 42.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Kanchipuram are in the Kanchipuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanchipuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.