Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
39.2% of workers in Nagapattinam 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagapattinam, which ranks 28 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.5% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,47,434. On households in the poorest wealth group at 17.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Nagapattinam are in the Nagapattinam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagapattinam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.