Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
36.8% of workers in Thoothukudi 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.
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 self-employed workers at 43.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,561, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.