Pillar: Connectivity
Thoothukudi has 16.5 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 136.1, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thoothukudi, which ranks 21 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 68.9% and women with a bank account at 94.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹38,675, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 90,264 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Thoothukudi are in the Thoothukudi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thoothukudi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.