Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

40.9% of workers in Baghpat 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.

  • 40.9% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Baghpat

71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Baghpat, which ranks 7 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,58,834 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.7%. On self-employed workers at 56.7%, it sits close to the national mark.