Pillar: Connectivity
Banda has 7.4 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 58.4, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banda, which ranks 58 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 70.1%, while it lags on women with a bank account at 69.8%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹7,942, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 23,298 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Banda are in the Banda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.