Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
23.7% of workers in Tenkasi 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tenkasi, which ranks 37 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 45.3% and households in the poorest wealth group at 4.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹93,184.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Tenkasi are in the Tenkasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tenkasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.